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INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

Lobbying for INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2026
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 6, 2026
Expenses
$30,000
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
District of Columbia

Official filing document

 Government bodies contacted 7

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

 Lobbying activity 9
Chemicals/Chemical Industry

Chemical Security Regulation, Improve implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Workforce development generally, ATF background checks, H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, MSHA regulatory modernization work.

Transportation

Transporting explosives using electric vehicles, Hazmat transportation, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R.8870, BUILD America 250 Act, Surface transportation reauthorization, H.R. 9497/S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026

Homeland Security

Chemical Security, Cybersecurity, TNT supply chain, commercial explosives supply chain generally

Budget/Appropriations

H.R.8845, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2027, funding related to ATF and IMESAFR. Funding for research on high explosives.

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)

Tariffs on high explosives, inputs for commercial explosives, steel and aluminum tariffs, tariffs generally, Chinese maritime/shipbuilding practices, and associated fees.

Natural Resources

H.R. 2457/S. 1130, Mining Schools Act, H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act.

Government Issues

ATF licensing and background checks generally, ATF modernization.

Defense

H.R. 8800/S. 4784, National Defense Authorization Act

 Bills named in this filing 10
  • H.R. 2457
    Mining Schools Act of 2025
  • S. 1130
    Mining Schools Act of 2025
  • H.R. 3898
    PERMIT Act
  • H.R. 8870
    BUILD America 250 Act
  • H.R. 9497
    Water Resources Development Act of 2026
  • S. 4949
    Water Resources Development Act of 2026
  • H.R. 8845
    Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
  • H.R. 4776
    SPEED Act
  • H.R. 8800
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • S. 4784
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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