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NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

Lobbying for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

 Filing 1st Quarter - Report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2026
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026
Expenses
$870,000.00
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using 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 13
  • Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)
  • Federal Reserve System
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • SENATE
  • Small Business Administration (SBA)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

 Bills named in this filing 36
 Lobbying activity 6
Immigration

Immigration reform and proposals. H.R. 5494, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. Asylum reform. Legal Pathways for Workers initiative. DACA/Dreamers.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 1177/S. 492, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act. Tax rates, including corporate, individual, small business, estate tax, and proposed cap on 199A. FICA tax tip credit. Business meals deduction. Full expensing deduction. H.R. 996/S. 400, Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act. Charitable contributions, including charitable deduction floor for corporations. Tax reconciliation. Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Pub. L. No. 119-21), tax provisions. Qualified business income deduction. Business interest expense provision. H.R. 482/S. 129, No Tax on Tips Act. H.R. 5475, No Tax on Overtime for All Workers Act.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Department of Labor policies and regulations on independent contractors, joint employer, non-disparagement, wage rates, overtime, and tip credit. Wage/tip credit legislative proposals. Workforce development issues. Apprenticeships. H.R. 2312, Tipped Employee Protection Act. H.R. 5494, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. H.R. 4366, Save Local Business Act. H.R. 20, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025. H.R. 2952, SALT Act. H.R. 3545, TEENS Act. H.R. 5408/S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act. Nomination of Crystal Carey to be the General Counsel of the NLRB. H.R. 5267, American Franchise Act. Nomination of James Murphy and Scott Mayer to National Labor Relations Board. H.R. 6213, Heat Workforce Standards Act of 2025. H.R. 1163, The Prove It Act of 2025.

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Trade policies and tariffs, including foreign import bans. S. 1272, Trade Review Act of 2025. H.R. 7454/S. 3787, USMCA Travel and Tourism Resiliency Act.

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Food safety, labeling, pricing, and packaging issues. Food and nutrition policy. Proposed illegal fishing legislation. S. 835, Reduce Food Loss and Waste Act. Reauthorization of the Farm Bill. FDA Traceability Rule. Make America Healthy Again proposals. Restaurant Meals Program. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions regarding FDA Traceability. Import ban on blue swimming crab. S. 3122, Better Food Disclosure Act of 2025. Food Traceability Enhancement Act (draft legislation). H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. Food Ingredient Transparency Act. H.R. 2071, Save Our Shrimpers Act. H.R. 7024, Hemp Planting Predictability Act. H.R. 6657, Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025. S. 3240, McSCUSE ME Act of 2025.

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

Data privacy issues and legislative proposals, including comprehensive federal data privacy legislation. H.R. 7035/S. 1586, Credit Card Competition Act of 2026. H.R. 6291/S. 836, Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act. Swipe fees. Visa lawsuit. H.R. 3074/S. 1525, Common Cents Act. H.R. 6333, Parents Over Platforms Act. H.R. 3149/S. 1586, App Store Accountability Act. Draft GLBA data privacy legislation.

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

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