3rd Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES

Period 3rd Quarter 2026 Filed Oct 20, 2026 Signed by Douglas Kantor

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES
Client
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES
Income
—
Expenses
$860,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Tobacco TOB

Issues relating to FDA regulation of tobacco and e-cigarettes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to estate tax reform Issues relating to LIFO Issues related to tax reform Issues related to the Tobacco Tax Equity Act (H.R. 2786 / S. 1314)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2786 (119th), S. 1314 (119th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health care reform Issues related to nutrition and obesity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues relating to renewable fuels and energy policy Issues relating to UST regulations Issues relating to renewable fuels standard implementation Issues relating to retailer liability associated with selling alternative and renewable fuels Issues relating to the gasoline and diesel fuel excise tax Issues relating to Biodiesel Blenders' Tax Credit Issues relating to the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property tax credit Issues relating to Gas prices and fuel markets, price gouging E15 RVP waiver

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Banking BAN

Issues relating to credit card interchange fees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRENNAN ROBERT DUCKETT —
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; SENATE

Transportation TRA

Issues relating to Transportation/Highway and Infrastructure Legislation Issues relating to Commercialization of Rest Areas and Tolling on Existing federal Interstates Supply chain/transportation and trucking issues (SHIP IT Act, hours of service, gross vehicle weight, etc)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to payments security, data security, cybersecurity, and privacy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRENNAN ROBERT DUCKETT —
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to employment law

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues relating to the Underground Storage Tank Program and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Climate issues ESG and GHG tailpipe emissions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to patent reform and demand letters

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform: visa program changes for expanded employee availability

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Small Business SMB

Cannabis regulation Issues related to retail crime HR 9830 Lawful Hemp Protection Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9830 (119th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to retail crime

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON

Issues related to penny shortage.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRENNAN ROBERT DUCKETT —
MATT DURAND —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
MARGARET HARDIN MANNION —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to artificial intelligence and pricing HR 9925 - Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRENNAN ROBERT DUCKETT —
DOUGLAS S. KANTOR —
PACE MCMULLAN New Dept Asst to President/Dep Dir Leg Affairs-White House; Exec Dir-Senate Republican Steering Cmtee; LD-Sen. Marshall; LD-Sen McSally; LD, Sr. LA, LA-Rep McSally; LC, Press Asst/Staff Asst, Intern-Rep. DeSantis

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9925 (119th)

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