Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association lobbied on 8 issues. See lobbying
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
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Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
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Party support distribution$109.3K to 46 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $109,250
Democratic 52%
Republican 38%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Democratic
25
$56,750
$0
$56,750
52%
Republican
17
$41,000
$0
$41,000
38%
Other or unresolved
4
$11,500
$0
$11,500
11%
Shown support
46
$109,250
$0
$109,250
100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$168,750 in 76 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Democratic candidates
28
$62.3K · 37%
Republican candidates
17
$42K · 25%
Other or unresolved candidates
5
$13K · 7.7%
Other PACs and committees
9
$51.5K · 31%
All recipients
59
$168.8K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Alabama
6
$18.5K
Washington
6
$16.5K
Georgia
4
$12.3K
Oregon
5
$10.5K
Florida
4
$8.3K
Mississippi
3
$8K
North Carolina
2
$6.5K
California
3
$4K
The largest 8 of 23 states.
Recipients 59
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Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
James Austin Scott3 receipts, latest Dec 12, 2025Austin Scott for Congress Inc · H0GA08099$5.5K
Roger Wicker1 receipt, latest Dec 5, 2025Wicker for Senate · S8MS00196$5K
Don Davis2 receipts, latest Aug 20, 2025Don Davis for NC · H2NC02287$5K
Felix Barry Moore1 receipt, latest Aug 20, 2025Barry Moore for U.S. Senate · S6AL00476$5K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
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Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
Committees funding this one
Name
Amount
The Westervelt Co. PACPAC (qualified) · Connected to THE WESTERVELT COMPANY · 2 payments
$10K
$10K from 1 committee, counting every itemized receipt this cycle.
Committees this one funds
Disbursements this committee itemized to another committee: candidate contributions, party transfers and payments alike, not contributions only.
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 12 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 61 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $148.9K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees.$10,0004.5%
The largest of the committees is listed. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Refunds and rebatesMoney coming back to the committee: rebates and refunds of what it spent, contributions it made that were returned, and loans it made that were repaid.$4,0001.8%
Total reported receipts $219,900
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. Open a source marked + to see who gave. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $148,900 placed by state
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Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
South Carolina16 contributions · 34%
$50,000
Alabama13 contributions · 23%
$34,600
North Carolina8 contributions · 13%
$19,800
Florida5 contributions · 10%
$14,900
Mississippi9 contributions · 9.1%
$13,600
Georgia7 contributions · 7.5%
$11,200
Virginia2 contributions · 2.1%
$3,200
Texas1 contribution · 1.1%
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $224,286 reported
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$217,25097%
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $171,274 itemized
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$168,75099%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$168,750
Paid to
Arkansas for Leadership PAC$10,000
Heartland Values PAC$10,000
Blue DOG PAC$10,000
Austin Scott for Congress Inc$5,500
Southern States PAC$5,000
Westerman Victory Fund$5,000
TransfersMoney moved to an affiliated or authorised committee.$2,5001.5%
Filed as
TRANSFER TO AFFILIATED COMMITTEE$2,500
Paid to
The Peter Norbeck Leadership PAC$2,500
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$24<0.1%
Filed as
MERCHANT FEES$24
Paid to
Spending over time
$224.3K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $44.9K, Oct 1 – Dec 31, 2025.
$224.3K
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
What Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association pays lobbyists to press Congress and federal agencies. Each quarter it, or a firm it hires, files a public report under the Lobbying Disclosure Act saying which topics it worked on, what it spent, and whom it contacted. This is what those reports say.
Spent on lobbying in 2026
$322.7K
Quarterly reports read
8
Bills it named
1
Topics it lobbied on
Each report files its work under official topics. The bar shows how often each topic came up across the reports; open one to read what was filed under it. Naming a bill says the organization lobbied on it, not which side it took.
Agriculturein 8 report entries · 1 bill named
In its own words
SLMA is continuing to lobby on behalf of the Forestry title for the Farm Bill, and have discussed reintroduction of H.R.5044 - Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act from the 118th Congress for this Congress.
SLMA is also advocating for full appropriations funding for the Wood Innovations Grant (WIG) program that is housed within the US Forest Service.
SLMA lobbied the US Department of Agriculture in June to ensure full inclusion of the Wood Innovations Grants and Community Wood Grants as part of ongoing Appropriations discussions, and continues to have ongoing conversations with the US Forest Service to ensure programs like WIG are funded in FY26 and FY27 Appropriations process.
As of April 2026, SLMA continues to advocate for Farm Bill passage, which passed the House Agriculture Committee a few months ago.
SLMA continues to meet with House and Senate Agriculture Committees to encourage passage of the Farm Bill this year, along with full provisions from the aforementioned Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act.
In September, SLMA met with USDA and Courtney Stevens to discuss general issues impacting the wood products industry, including the need for expanded definitions for woody biomass under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and other barriers the industry is facing.
Issues related to Farm Bill Reauthorization;
Issues related to the reintroduction of the Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act (TIBRC) / 2026 Agriculture Appropriations;
Issues related to Defense and Interior Appropriations;
Issues related to extension of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97).
Energy Appropriations, Renewable Fuel Standard, Farm Bill, Tariffs, Manufacturing
SLMA has met with the House, Senate and White House this quarter on issues regarding the Tax portion of the Budget Reconciliation process, which includes making 199A permanent, extending R&D tax provisions, abolishment or reform of the Death/Estate Tax, and ensuring more parity with the corporate rate for small businesses and "S Corps" has it relates to SLMA's members.
SLMA continued its advocacy on 199A, estate tax and other tax provisions that impact small businesses as part of final passage in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" that was signed in to law on July Fourth.
SLMA has continued to meet with champions on the House Ways & Means Committee to advocate for small business tax relief, and will meet with the White House Office of Political Affairs (OPA) in April 2026 to further talk workforce and small business issues.
SLMA met with the Department of Labor as part of the Small Business Legislative Council (SBLC) during its annual Fly-In to discuss workforce and apprenticeship opportunities for the forest products industry, along with additional workforce discussions with members of the House Ways & Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, respectively.
Issues related to Farm Bill Reauthorization;
Issues related to the reintroduction of the Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act (TIBRC) / 2026 Agriculture Appropriations;
Trade (domestic/foreign)in 6 report entries
In its own words
SLMA met with the US Trade Representative's (USTR) Office in September to discuss the ongoing US-EU trade deal negotiations.
Our discussions centered around the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and its impact on US lumber producers, and the need for simplified language in the final trade deal on this issue.
Additionally, SLMA met with the Office of Public Liaison (OPL) in the White House to discuss this issue and the ongoing softwood lumber dispute with the US-Canada.
These issues both have a major impact on the domestic manufacturing output for the US wood products industry and SLMA member companies.
In the Fall, SLMA met with the US Trade Representative's (USTR) office to discuss the ongoing trade case that imposes duties on imported Canadian softwood lumber, and advocated for SLMA's support of strict trade policies against imported Canadian lumber.
SLMA also discussed non-tariff trade barriers to the EU that can help open markets for domestic wood products manufacturing byproducts like chips.
SLMA is furthering reaching back to USTR to discuss Section 301 Excess Capacity as it relates to manufacturing.
SLMA is steadfast in its belief that cheap imports of pulp and other fiber are negatively impacting US domestic markets.
In April and July, SLMA submitted comments to USTR regarding its Section 301 Investigation into Brazil's Over Capacity and Illegal Deforestation.
Environment/Superfundin 5 report entries
In its own words
SLMA is part of the Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC), which has been working with Congress and the Trump Administration on ensuring conformity with the Sackett Supreme Court decision.
WAC will be submitting formal comments under the WOTUS Notice: The Final Response to SCOTUS;
Establishment of a Public Docket;
Request for Recommendations, EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0093 in the coming weeks.
WAC also advocated for passage of the PERMIT Act with the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee over the past several months.
On October 9, WAC submitted Comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Updated Definition of Waters of the United States, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322.
Energy Appropriations, Renewable Fuel Standard, Farm Bill, Tariffs, Manufacturing
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
White House Office
Manufacturingin 5 report entries
In its own words
Issues related to Farm Bill Reauthorization;
Issues related to the reintroduction of the Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act (TIBRC) / 2026 Agriculture Appropriations;
Issues related to Defense and Interior Appropriations;
Issues related to extension of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97).
Energy Appropriations, Renewable Fuel Standard, Farm Bill, Tariffs, Manufacturing
Energy Appropriations, Renewable Fuel Standard, Farm Bill, Tariffs, Manufacturing
Issues related to tariffs.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
White House Office
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defensein 3 report entries
In its own words
SLMA has met with the House of Representatives to discuss an extension for FY26 for increased mass timber utilization and further exertion of the sustainable building materials pilot program from Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022 (Public Law 117-81).
SLMA briefly met with members of the House of Representatives to further discussions of an FY27 extension of Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to increase mass timber use in the Department of Defense's construction portfolio.
SLMA continues to have conversations with the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee on reauthorization of the mass timber pilot program.
Offices it contacted
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Energy/Nuclearin 2 report entries
In its own words
Energy Appropriations, Renewable Fuel Standard, Farm Bill, Tariffs, Manufacturing
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Who did the lobbying
The organization’s own reports give its total lobbying costs, including any firms it hired; each firm reports what this client paid it.
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers AssociationIts own staff · 3 reports$322.7K
Forbes-TateLobbying firm · 3 reports$80K
Hance ScarboroughLobbying firm · 2 reports$10K
Contributions on the LD-203 report
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $58.6K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
Rep. Jason Smith$8K
Rep. Bruce Westerman$5K
Rep. Sanford Bishop$5K
Sen. John Boozman$5K
Sen. John Thune$5K
Sen. Mike Rounds$5K
Rep. Brendan Boyle$2.5K
Rep. Henry Cuellar$2.5K
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez$2.5K
Rep. Mike Carey$2.5K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION”, found by searching “SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Oct 27, 2026. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
SOUTHEASTERN LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Filings covered
Through Oct 14, 2026
Data source
FEC bulk filing data
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assoc PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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ASAustin ScottRepublican · U.S. House · GA-08 · via Austin Scott For Congress Inc3 payments, latest Dec 12, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Dec 12, 2025$5.5K
BMBarry MooreRepublican · U.S. Senate · AL · via Barry Moore For U.S. Senate1 payment, latest Aug 20, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Aug 20, 2025$5K
Bars drawn to $10K, the largest gift total here. 2025–2026 filings.
$171.3K across 56 recipient committees, or 76% of everything this committee reports spending. The largest 12 are shown.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
$1,600
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Charles Ingram Lumber7 contributions · 12% of ranked
$17,200
Kykenkee4 contributions · 8% of ranked
$11,900
Harrigan Lumber4 contributions · 7.2% of ranked
$10,700
C M Tucker Lumber Co2 contributions · 6.7% of ranked
$10,000
CM Tucker Lumber Co2 contributions · 6.7% of ranked
$10,000
Great South Timber2 contributions · 6.7% of ranked
$10,000
Hankins5 contributions · 4.8% of ranked
$7,200
Dempsey Wood Products2 contributions · 4.3% of ranked
$6,400
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Owner27 contributions · 52% of ranked
$77,200
MGR13 contributions · 23% of ranked
$34,700
Management12 contributions · 17% of ranked
$25,200
Sales3 contributions · 2.7% of ranked
$4,000
MGMT3 contributions · 2.6% of ranked
$3,800
Managment2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked
$2,400
Managemenrt1 contribution · 1.1% of ranked
$1,600
Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assoc PAC$24
Total itemized disbursements $171,274
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 78 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
Issues related to Defense and Interior Appropriations;
Issues related to extension of provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (P.L. 115-97).
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
White House Office
Furthermore, SLMA has met with members of the House Agriculture Committee on exports issues for wood products to the EU, specifically on the EU's continued ban on sulfuryl fluoride (SF), which SLMA believes is a non-tariff barrier to trade.
SLMA further plans to meet with USDA and USTR on this issue in the coming weeks/months.
In September, SLMA met with USDA and USTR as aforementioned to discuss these issues ahead of the EU-US APHIS meetings in Savannah, GA.
SLMA advocated for the need to remove SF as a prohibited item aboard shipping vessels to help open international markets to the EU for chips and other wood products.