American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. spent $8.1M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on budget & spending, health care, medicare & medicaid. It used 20 lobbyists, including people who worked for 9 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $8.1M
- Lobbyists
- 20
- Bills lobbied
- 12
- Issues
- 8
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$2.1M
- 2025 Q4$2.4M
- 2026 Q1$2.3M
- 2026 Q2$1.2M
Issues lobbied
- Budget & spending
- Health care
- Medicare & Medicaid
- Native American affairs
- Taxes
- Tobacco
- Media
- Defense
Bills lobbied on
- S. 15004 reports
- H.R. 247: Health Care Affordability Act of 20254 reports
- H.R. 30374 reports
- S. 27934 reports
- S. 11574 reports
- H.R. 51454 reports
- H.R. 41844 reports
- H.R. 25284 reports
- S. 464 reports
- H.R. 23194 reports
- H.R. 1404 reports
- H.R. 35214 reports
Lobbying firms hired
- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.$8.1M
- Tarplin, Downs & Young, LLC$320K
- Cornerstone Government Affairs, Inc.$250K
- Holland & Knight LLP$200K
- Actum I, LLC$90K
- The Raben Group$10K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Elizabeth Murray
Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and…Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) - Elizabeth Murray
Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and…Mike Thompson (D-CA) - Emily Murry
Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority…Ken Calvert (R-CA) - Peter Fise
Health Counsel for Sen. Cmte on Finance, Health Counsel for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Staff Assistant for House Cmte on…Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Leticia Mederos
Leg Dir/Chief of Staff - Cong. Rosa DeLauro; Chief of Staff - Cong. Michelle Lujan Grisham; Dir Labor Policy - Ed and…Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) - Leticia Mederos
Leg Dir/Chief of Staff - Cong. Rosa DeLauro; Chief of Staff - Cong. Michelle Lujan Grisham; Dir Labor Policy - Ed and…Patty Murray (D-WA) - James Williams
Deputy Chief of Staff & Appropriations Staff, U.S. Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick (D - MI 13) (2005 - 2010)…Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL) - Elizabeth Darnall
Special Assistant to the President and Senate Legislative Liaison, Executive Office of the President (2023-2025)…Patty Murray (D-WA) - Alexander Sutton
Professional Staff Member, U.S. Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL 25) (2023-2024)Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) - Erika Ninoyu
Deputy Director & Sr. Advisor, White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders…Grace Meng (D-NY) - Leticia Mederos
Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) 2002-2012 & 2018-2021 Labor Policy Director, Senate Committee…Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) - Leticia Mederos
Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) 2002-2012 & 2018-2021 Labor Policy Director, Senate Committee…Patty Murray (D-WA)
Agencies contacted
- House Of Representatives · 61
- Senate · 61
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (Hhs) · 16
- Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (Cdc) · 12
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (Cms) · 11
- Natl Institutes of Health (Nih) · 8
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q3 report$50K
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
- 2026 Q2 report$80K
- 2026 Q2 report$1.2M
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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