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Institute of Makers of Explosives

Institute of Makers of Explosives filed a Q1 report for Institute of Makers of Explosives on April 17, 2026.

Lobbying for Institute of Makers of Explosives

As filed: INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES for INSTITUTE OF MAKERS OF EXPLOSIVES.

All filings by Institute of Makers of Explosives · Everything Institute of Makers of Explosives has reported

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2026
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 17, 2026
Expenses
$40,000
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 10
Budget/Appropriations

Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations 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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Sec. 41 Research Tax Credit

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, Surface transportation reauthorization.

Homeland Security

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

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.

Environment/Superfund

H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, H.R. 640/S. 1195, Chemical Tax Repeal Act, repeal of the superfund tax, National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for PM2.5.

 Bills named in this filing 6

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

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