FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00153171 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$37.3K raised, $28.2K spent, $109.4K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
100% from PACs and other committees · largest donor Voya Financial, Inc., PAC, $10K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$25K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Tim Walberg ($6K) · 72% of its support to Republicans, 14% to candidates of other or unresolved parties. See where it goes
Lobbying
American Benefits Council lobbied on 4 issues. See lobbying
Audits and penalties
1 administrative fine, published by the FEC
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$18K to 8 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $18,000
Republican 72%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Republican
5
$13,000
$0
$13,000
72%
Other or unresolved
1
$2,500
$0
$2,500
14%
Democratic
2
$2,500
$0
$2,500
14%
Shown support
8
$18,000
$0
$18,000
100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$25,000 in 16 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
3
$3.5K · 14%
Republican candidates
8
$16K · 64%
Other or unresolved candidates
1
$2.5K · 10%
Other PACs and committees
2
$3K · 12%
All recipients
14
$25K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Michigan
1
$6K
Florida
1
$3.5K
Texas
1
$2.5K
Ohio
2
$2K
California
1
$1.5K
Louisiana
1
$1.5K
Kansas
1
$1K
New Jersey
1
$1K
The largest 8 of 11 states.
Recipients 14
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Timothy L. Walberg3 receipts, latest Apr 23, 2026Walberg for Congress · H4MI07103$6K
Ashley Moody1 receipt, latest Mar 4, 2026Moody for Florida · S6FL00640$3.5K
Jodey Arrington1 receipt, latest Jun 3, 2025Texans for Jodey Arrington · H6TX19099$2.5K
Jimmy Panetta1 receipt, latest Feb 17, 2026Jimmy Panetta for Congress · H6CA20152$1.5K
William M. Cassidy1 receipt, latest Apr 23, 2026Bill Cassidy for US Senate · S4LA00107$1.5K
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.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
The 7 largest committees by total given are listed. Counted from the givers' own filings, which can run above the total this committee reports.
Total reported receipts $37,250
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.
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $28,200 reported
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$25,00089%
Operating expendituresThe committee's own running costs.$3,20011%
Paid to
American Benefits Council PAC2 payments · latest Mar 15, 2025 · 2025 NABPAC MEMBERSHIP DUES$3,200
Total reported disbursements $28,200
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 $28,200 itemized
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$25,00089%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$25,000
Paid to
American Benefits Council PAC$6,000
Walberg for Congress$3,500
Moody, Ashley$3,500
Britt for Alabama Inc$2,000
Panetta, Jimmy$1,500
Bill Cassidy for US Senate$1,500
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$3,20011%
Filed as
2025 NABPAC MEMBERSHIP DUES$3,200
Paid to
American Benefits Council PAC$3,200
Total itemized disbursements $28,200
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 18 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Spending over time
$28.2K spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $7K, Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026.
$28.2K
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.
Published by the Commission against this committee’s own FEC ID. An audit is a periodic examination that reports findings; an administrative fine is a penalty for filing a specific report late or not at all. They are separate instruments and are not combined into a score here.
Source: the Commission’s audit-case and administrative-fine records, joined on this committee’s FEC ID, imported Oct 26, 2026. Enforcement matters (MURs) are published only against respondent names, with no committee identifier, so they are not shown here rather than being matched by name.
LobbyingWhat does its sponsor lobby on?
What American Benefits Council lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, American Benefits Council 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
$1.3M
Quarterly reports read
16
Bills it named
64
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.
Health Issuesin 12 report entries · 15 bills named
In its own words
ERISA preemption, ERISA self-funded health plans Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and High-Deductible Health Plans, permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible plans to cover specific benefits, direct primary care, chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer (PBM) price transparency, hospital price transparency, ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans, (S. 3345, S. 526) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform, anti-competitive practices (S. 2497) Healthy Competition for Better Care Act (HR 6248) Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582 / S. 2355) End-stage renal disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Surprise Medical Billing, No Surprises Enforcement Act (HR 4710), enforcement and reform Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 Mental Health Parity and substance addiction Proposed Regulation regarding PBM transparency under sec. 408(b)(2) of ERISA Paid leave; bipartisan Interstate Paid Leave Action Network
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Site-neutral payment policies, anti-competitive practices, hospital consolidation, and reforms No Surprises Act reforms and HR 4710 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (HR 5582/ S 2355) Excepted fertility benefits DOL NPRM Pharmacy Benefit Fee Disclosure (sec. 408(b)(2)) Electronic disclosure for health and welfare benefit plans Employer Innovations in Health Care Sec. 340B pharmacy drug pricing program End-Stage Renal Disease, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (HR 2199) Lower Costs More Transparency Act (HR 9393) Chronic disease coverage, on-site clinics, direct primary care Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Health care price transparency, prescription drug price transparency, PBM price transparency, hospital price transparency ERISA fiduciary duties for health care plans (S. 3345 / S. 526) Prescription Drug Data Collection reporting Medicare Operations Rule
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care Health care affordability, price transparency, prescription drug prices, Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) pricing and transparency, hospital pricing and transparency, site neutral payment reform, hospital consolidation and billing practices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturer reforms and hospital billing practices Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, HR 6248 / S 4027 Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBAs) to allow repurposing of excess assets in VEBAs 340B prescription drug program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, HR 919 Surprise Medical Billing (No Surprises Act) Telehealth and Remote Care Services Paid Leave and I-PLAN (H.R. 3090) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - HR 2199 Electronic delivery for health benefit plans Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355)
General legislative and regulatory issues including health care reform;
Legislative and regulatory policy proposals to protect employer-sponsored health care coverage;
Legislative and regulatory issues related to preventing surprise medical bills and lowering health care costs;
Schuman Health Partners LLCLobbying firm · 2 reports$25K
Contributions on the LD-203 report
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $1.5K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
Ben Cline$1.5K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL”, found by searching “AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL”. 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.
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Filings covered
Through Oct 14, 2026
Data source
FEC bulk filing data
American Benefits Council PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). It is a lobbyist/registrant PAC. Its FEC record names American Benefits Council PAC as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Pages quoted 0 pages
No pages quoted
Nothing from this committee’s or its sponsor’s site is quoted yet.
Linked public records
No approved organization identity yet
The official FEC committee record remains available under Filings.
TWTim WalbergRepublican · U.S. House · MI-05 · via American Benefits Council Political Action Committee3 payments, latest Apr 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Apr 23, 2026$6K
BCBill CassidyRepublican · U.S. Senate · LA · via Bill Cassidy For Us Senate1 payment, latest Apr 23, 2026 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Apr 23, 2026$1.5K
RERon EstesRepublican · U.S. House · KS-04 · via American Benefits Council Political Action Committee1 payment, latest Jun 24, 2025 · CONTRIBUTION · FEC filing, Jun 24, 2025$1K
Andy Barr for Senate, Inc.Senate campaign committee · Connected to ANDY BARR VICTORY COMMITTEE · 1 payment
$1K
Carey for CongressHouse campaign committee · Connected to CAREY VICTORY FUND · 1 payment
$1K
Lahood for CongressHouse campaign committee · Connected to TEAM LAHOOD · 1 payment
$1K
$25K across 14 recipient committees, or 89% 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.
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.
Proposals regarding pension risk transfers.
Proposals to modify required minimum distribution rules.
Proposals that would modify limits on retirement plan contributions.
State-administered retirement plan initiatives.
Annuitization with respect to defined contribution plans.
Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types.
Proposals regarding a retirement lost and found.
Proposals related to savings accounts for emergencies.
Issues related to paid family and medical leave.
Issues regarding age 18 eligibility.
Issues related to Roth catch-up contribution effective date.
Issues related to Department of Labor's use of common interest agreements.
Proposals related to retirement plan litigation.
Proposals regarding retirement plan investments in private assets.
Proposals regarding an annuity safe harbor.
Proposals regarding the use of pension surplus assets.
Proposals regarding remittance tax.
Advisory Opinion on lifetime income.
Issues related to PTE 1977-4.
Issues related to 502(g).
Proposals relating to qualified charitable distributions.
Issues relating to the Department of Labor's proposed rule "Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives." Issues related to the Saver's Match.
S. 4219/H.R. 7740, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act (117th Congress).
H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act (117th Congress).
Technical corrections of H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (117th Congress).
S. 2512, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for re-enrollment provisions in retirement plans of small employers (118th Congress).
H.R.7293, Automatic IRA Act of 2024 (118th Congress).
S. 1707, Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act.
S. 1831, Auto Reenroll Act.
H.R. 2696/S. 1526, Retirement Savings for Americans Act.
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
S. 2210, Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act.
S. 2217, Independent Retirement Fairness Act.
S. 2228, Modern Worker Empowerment Act.
S. 2335, Pensions for All Act.
S. 2003, Strengthening Benefit Plans Act.
H.R. 6722, Automatic IRA Act.
H.R. 6084, ERISA Litigation Reform Act.
H.R. 5169/S. 2403, Retire through Ownership Act.
S. 1728, Employee Ownership Representation Act.
H.R. 9765/S. 5148, Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act.
(118th Congress) H.R. 9764/S. 5149, Catching Up Family Caregivers Act.
(118th Congress) H.R.7362, Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act.
Discussion Draft, INSIGHT Act.
Issues relating to the Department of Labor's proposed rule "Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives." H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress).
ERISA Preemption Tax treatment of retirement plans Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans (designated investment alternatives) Tax treatment of retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance plans Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) and non-PEP Multiple Employer Plans Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit (S. 4291/ HR 8273) Trump (child savings) accounts - nondiscrimination rules and dependent care assistance programs non-discrimination rules Trump IRAs - SAVERS MATCH Roth Catch-up - treatment of tips Automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants (S. 1831) Reduction of required age for participation in retirement plans from 21 to 18 (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - penalty reporting Charity Parity Act (S. 4511 / HR 8783) Collective Investment Trusts and Insurance Company Separate Accounts
Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts HR 1013 and HR 3383 ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Limited Scope Audit Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 77-4 INSIGHT Act (Sen. Banks) Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation single-employer premiums Market Based Cash Balance Plans Age of participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 (HR 4718 / S. 1707) Permitting optional re-enrollment, S. 1831 Defined Benefit Pension Plans (DBs), retiree health accounts, IRC sec. 401(h) limited access to surplus, S. 2003 Child Saving Accounts (IRC sec. 530A, Trump Accounts) Retire Through Ownership Act, HR 5160 / S. 2403
ERISA Preemption Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) oversight, Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958), The INSIGHT Act (S. 4360) Proposed regulation regarding investment selection in retirement plans Facilitating automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled plan participants, (S. 1831) Reduction in required age for participation in retirement plans to 18, (S. 1707 / HR 4718) Defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans Retiree health accounts (S. 2003) Market-based cash balance pension plans Pooled Employer Plans and Multiple Employer Plans Trump Accounts Trump IRAs - SAVERS Match Electronic delivery of retirement plans statements and notices Caregiver retirement savings catch-up credit, S. 4291 / HR 8273 The Form 5500 Simplification Act (HR 7362)
Proposals to modify required minimum distribution rules.
Proposals that would modify limits on retirement plan contributions.
State-administered retirement plan initiatives.
Annuitization with respect to defined contribution plans.
Proposals that would consolidate various retirement and IRA types.
Proposals regarding a retirement lost and found.
Proposals related to savings accounts for emergencies.
Issues related to paid family and medical leave.
Issues regarding age 18 eligibility.
Issues related to Roth catch-up contribution effective date.
Issues related to Department of Labor's use of common interest agreements.
Proposals related to retirement plan litigation.
Proposals regarding retirement plan investments in private assets.
Proposals regarding an annuity safe harbor.
Proposals regarding the use of pension surplus assets.
Proposals regarding remittance tax.
Advisory Opinion on lifetime income.
Issues related to PTE 1977-4.
Issues related to 502(g).
Proposals relating to qualified charitable distributions.
Issues relating to the Department of Labor's proposed rule "Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives." Issues related to the Saver's Match.
S. 4219/H.R. 7740, Employee and Retiree Access to Justice Act (117th Congress).
H.R. 7780, Mental Health Matters Act (117th Congress).
Technical corrections of H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (117th Congress).
S. 2512, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for re-enrollment provisions in retirement plans of small employers (118th Congress).
H.R.7293, Automatic IRA Act of 2024 (118th Congress).
S. 1707, Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act.
S. 1831, Auto Reenroll Act.
H.R. 2696/S. 1526, Retirement Savings for Americans Act.
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
S. 2210, Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act.
S. 2217, Independent Retirement Fairness Act.
S. 2228, Modern Worker Empowerment Act.
S. 2335, Pensions for All Act.
S. 2003, Strengthening Benefit Plans Act.
H.R. 6722, Automatic IRA Act.
H.R. 6084, ERISA Litigation Reform Act.
H.R. 5169/S. 2403, Retire through Ownership Act.
S. 1728, Employee Ownership Representation Act.
H.R. 9765/S. 5148, Improving Retirement Security for Family Caregivers Act.
(118th Congress) H.R. 9764/S. 5149, Catching Up Family Caregivers Act.
(118th Congress) H.R.7362, Form 5500 Filing Simplification Act.
Discussion Draft, INSIGHT Act.
Issues relating to the Department of Labor's proposed rule "Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Designated Investment Alternatives." H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act (115th Congress).
General legislative and regulatory issues including health care reform;
Legislative and regulatory policy proposals to protect employer-sponsored health care coverage;
Legislative and regulatory issues related to preventing surprise medical bills and lowering health care costs;