Who funds Congress

National Restaurant Association

Agribusiness · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Given to current members, 2021–2026
$1.2M
Members funded
189
From its employees
$20.2K
Spent lobbying, 2021–2026
$18.4M

Split by party

  • Democrats $286.5K24%
  • Independents $15K1%
  • Republicans $899K75%

What they lobby on

Spent $18,370,000 on federal lobbying (2021: $3M, 2022: $2.9M, 2023: $3.3M, 2024: $3.5M, 2025: $3.3M, 2026: $2.5M).

  • Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
  • Health Issues
  • Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
  • Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
  • Small Business
  • Immigration
  • Agriculture
  • Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
  • Retirement
  • Copyright/Patent/Trademark

From lobbying disclosures filed for National Restaurant Association.

Donations from its employees

Itemized donations from people who listed National Restaurant Association as their employer, to current members' campaigns,2021–2026. These are personal donations, separate from the PAC.

  1. Pete RickettsRepublican · NE
    $11.6K
  2. Josh GottheimerDemocrat · NJ
    $2K
  3. Patty MurrayDemocrat · WA
    $2K
  4. Bryan SteilRepublican · WI
    $1.6K
  5. Scott H. PetersDemocrat · CA
    $1K
  6. David G. ValadaoRepublican · CA
    $1K
  7. Young KimRepublican · CA
    $1K

Top recipients

  1. Kevin HernRepublican · OK
    $30K
  2. Bryan SteilRepublican · WI
    $22.5K
  3. Guy ReschenthalerRepublican · PA
    $20K
  4. Tom EmmerRepublican · MN
    $20K
  5. David G. ValadaoRepublican · CA
    $17.5K
  6. Katherine M. ClarkDemocrat · MA
    $17.5K
  7. Richard HudsonRepublican · NC
    $15K
  8. Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · CA
    $15K
  9. Lance GoodenRepublican · TX
    $15K
  10. Pete AguilarDemocrat · CA
    $15K
  11. Pete RickettsRepublican · NE
    $15K
  12. Josh GottheimerDemocrat · NJ
    $13K
  13. Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · PA
    $12.5K
  14. Virginia FoxxRepublican · NC
    $12.5K
  15. Angus S. King, Jr.Independent · ME
    $12.5K
  16. Blake D. MooreRepublican · UT
    $12.5K
  17. Lisa C. McClainRepublican · MI
    $12.5K
  18. Tim WalbergRepublican · MI
    $12.5K
  19. William R. Timmons IVRepublican · SC
    $11.5K
  20. Tim ScottRepublican · SC
    $10K
All 189 recipients
Kevin Hern$30,000
Bryan Steil$22,500
Guy Reschenthaler$20,000
Tom Emmer$20,000
David G. Valadao$17,500
Katherine M. Clark$17,500
Richard Hudson$15,000
Jimmy Panetta$15,000
Lance Gooden$15,000
Pete Aguilar$15,000
Pete Ricketts$15,000
Josh Gottheimer$13,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick$12,500
Virginia Foxx$12,500
Angus S. King, Jr.$12,500
Blake D. Moore$12,500
Lisa C. McClain$12,500
Tim Walberg$12,500
William R. Timmons IV$11,500
Tim Scott$10,000
Chris Van Hollen$10,000
Ron Johnson$10,000
Lisa Murkowski$10,000
Ted Budd$10,000
Peter Welch$10,000
Katie Boyd Britt$10,000
Don Bacon$10,000
Mike Bost$10,000
Darin LaHood$10,000
Jim Costa$10,000
Ron Estes$10,000
Roger F. Wicker$10,000
Jacky Rosen$10,000
Roger Marshall$10,000
Zoe Lofgren$10,000
Brett Guthrie$10,000
Adrian Smith$10,000
Ted Cruz$10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester$10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar$10,000
Andrew R. Garbarino$10,000
Susan M. Collins$10,000
Nick LaLota$10,000
Shelley Moore Capito$10,000
Jon Husted$10,000
Ashley Moody$10,000
Tom Cotton$10,000
Chuck Edwards$9,500
Mike Lee$8,500
Nicholas A. Langworthy$8,500
Charles E. Schumer$7,500
Margaret Wood Hassan$7,500
Tom Cole$7,500
John Boozman$7,500
Chuck Grassley$7,500
Christopher A. Coons$7,500
Young Kim$7,500
Jason Smith$7,500
Mike Thompson$7,500
Brian Schatz$7,500
Carol D. Miller$7,500
Jack Bergman$7,500
Ken Calvert$7,500
Lloyd Smucker$7,500
Roger Williams$7,500
Scott Fitzgerald$7,500
John Barrasso$7,500
Deb Fischer$7,500
James C. Justice$7,500
Michael Lawler$7,500
Patrick Ryan$7,500
Jimmy Patronis$7,500
John Cornyn$7,500
Joni Ernst$7,500
Mark R. Warner$7,500
Aaron Bean$7,000
John Joyce$6,000
Todd Young$6,000
Chip Roy$6,000
Nancy Mace$6,000
Derrick Van Orden$6,000
Jay Obernolte$6,000
John James$6,000
Erin Houchin$6,000
Jennifer A. Kiggans$6,000
Pete Stauber$5,000
Jodey C. Arrington$5,000
Mike Crapo$5,000
John Thune$5,000
Bradley Scott Schneider$5,000
Zachary Nunn$5,000
Andy Barr$5,000
Ron Wyden$5,000
Ashley Hinson$5,000
John Hoeven$5,000
Michael F. Bennet$5,000
James Lankford$5,000
Joseph D. Morelle$5,000
Juan Ciscomani$5,000
Steny H. Hoyer$5,000
Beth Van Duyne$5,000
Alex Padilla$5,000
John Kennedy$5,000
Mark Kelly$5,000
Eric Schmitt$5,000
Elise M. Stefanik$5,000
David Rouzer$5,000
Richard E. Neal$5,000
Tim Moore$5,000
W. Gregory Steube$5,000
Jim Banks$5,000
Mazie K. Hirono$5,000
Rick Scott$5,000
Tim Kaine$5,000
Amy Klobuchar$5,000
Ed Case$5,000
Maxine Waters$5,000
Tony Wied$5,000
Steven Horsford$5,000
Kristen McDonald Rivet$5,000
Kevin Cramer$5,000
John R. Curtis$5,000
Ryan Mackenzie$5,000
Bill Cassidy$5,000
James E. Risch$5,000
Cindy Hyde-Smith$5,000
Mark Alford$4,500
Nicole Malliotakis$4,000
Troy Balderson$3,500
Rudy Yakym III$3,500
Robert Menendez$3,500
Russell Fry$3,000
Hakeem S. Jeffries$2,500
John R. Moolenaar$2,500
Mike Johnson$2,500
J. Luis Correa$2,500
Monica De La Cruz$2,500
Michael T. McCaul$2,500
Mike Carey$2,500
Carlos A. Gimenez$2,500
Laurel M. Lee$2,500
David Kustoff$2,500
Gus M. Bilirakis$2,500
Dusty Johnson$2,500
Mike Kelly$2,500
Dan Newhouse$2,500
David P. Joyce$2,500
Henry Cuellar$2,500
Joyce Beatty$2,500
Michelle Fischbach$2,500
Claudia Tenney$2,500
Kat Cammack$2,500
Marsha Blackburn$2,500
Mary Gay Scanlon$2,500
Randy K. Weber, Sr.$2,500
Hillary J. Scholten$2,500
Abraham J. Hamadeh$2,500
Tracey Mann$2,500
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez$2,500
Kim Schrier$2,500
Randy Fine$2,500
Sarah McBride$2,500
Sarah Elfreth$2,500
Glenn Grothman$2,500
Kevin Kiley$2,500
Ami Bera$2,500
Cliff Bentz$2,500
John W. Hickenlooper$2,500
Ben Ray Luján$2,500
Bill Hagerty$2,500
Jack Reed$2,500
Randy Feenstra$2,000
Ronny Jackson$1,000
Nathaniel Moran$1,000
Morgan Luttrell$1,000
Julia Letlow$1,000
Dale W. Strong$1,000
Mike Collins$1,000
Eric Burlison$1,000
Mike Ezell$1,000
Max L. Miller$1,000
Julie Fedorchak$1,000
Mark Harris$1,000
Michael Baumgartner$1,000
Brad Knott$1,000
Sheri Biggs$1,000
Derek Schmidt$1,000
Mike Haridopolos$1,000
Mike Rounds$1,000

PAC

National Restaurant Association PAC (Restaurant PAC)
PAC · C00003764
$1.2M