International Franchise Association
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
International Franchise Association spent $1.6M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on labor & antitrust, small business, taxes. It used 7 lobbyists, including people who worked for 3 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $1.6M
- Lobbyists
- 7
- Bills lobbied
- 11
- Issues
- 7
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$360K
- 2025 Q4$400K
- 2026 Q1$410K
- 2026 Q2$460K
Issues lobbied
- Labor & antitrust
- Small business
- Taxes
- Finance & securities
- Consumer safety
- Economic development
- Trade
Bills lobbied on
- H.R. 5267: American Franchise Act18 reports
- S. 35259 reports
- H.R. 4366: Save Local Business Act6 reports
- H.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act4 reports
- H.R. 11773 reports
- S. 4923 reports
- S. 3942 reports
- S. 8442 reports
- H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts Act2 reports
- H.R. 1163: Prove It Act of 20251 report
- H.R. 7128: TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 20261 report
Lobbying firms hired
- International Franchise Association$1.6M
- Harbinger Strategies, LLC$240K
- Venture Government Strategies, LLC (Fka Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)$210K
- Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC$200K
- Acorn Consulting$140K
- The Vogel Group$100K
- Economic Policy Strategies$80K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Leslie Zelenko
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Senior Advisor/Congressional Liaison-HHS; Legislative Director,Senior…Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) - Leslie Zelenko
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Senior Advisor/Congressional Liaison-HHS; Legislative Director,Senior…Mark Pocan (D-WI) - David Peluso
Chief of Staff - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA; Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Legislative Assistant…Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
Agencies contacted
- House Of Representatives · 41
- Senate · 39
- Treasury, Dept of · 6
- Small Business Administration (Sba) · 4
- Commerce, Dept of (Doc) · 1
- U.S. Trade Representative (Ustr) · 1
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q2 report$460K
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$60K
- 2026 Q2 report$50K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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