3rd Quarter - Report — RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION for RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION (2026)

Firm

RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION

Client

RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$490,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Financial services, payments, competition, penny issues, and antitrust issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EVAN ARMSTRONG	—
SOPHIA GONZALEZ	—

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Work Opportunity Tax Credit, DACA, workforce, labor, childcare, H-1B, Immigration, portable benefits, Modern Worker Empowerment Act, Senate HELP labor bills, Faster Labor Contracts Act, IC Classification, Joint Employer, and paid leave.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EVAN ARMSTRONG	—
AUSTIN GOLD	—

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax, Internal Revenue Code, Corporate Tax Issues, Work Opportunity Tax Credit Extension

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN GOLD	—
COURTNEY TITUS BROOKS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE

Telecommunications TEC

Privacy, Competition, AI, Data Breach, CISA 2015 reauthorization, AI, children's privacy, children's online safety, KOSA, Coppa 2.0, FSGG appropriations bill, Spectrum Issues, and Robinson-Patman Act, 900 MGHZ, Next Nav

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EVAN ARMSTRONG	—
AUSTIN GOLD	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Transportation, Ports, CORCA, Supply Chain, Trucking, Shipping, Rail.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EVAN ARMSTRONG	—

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Health Issues HCR

Healthcare.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EVAN ARMSTRONG	—
AUSTIN GOLD	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade, supply chain, USMCA Review, AGOA/Haiti, preference programs renewal, Section 232 sectoral tariffs, Section 301 investigations, First Sale, and bilateral trade negotiations, russia sanctions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EVAN ARMSTRONG	—
ELLEN JACKSON New	—
COURTNEY TITUS BROOKS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy, environment.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EVAN ARMSTRONG	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA), pricing and affordability

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
EVAN ARMSTRONG	—
MICHELLE DIMAROB	—
SOPHIA GONZALEZ New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.