The Institute of Internal Auditors PAC

What Institute of Internal Auditors lobbies on 2026 reports

Besides giving through its PAC, Institute of Internal Auditors 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

$170K

Quarterly reports read

6

Bills it named

2

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.

• Computer Industryin 4 report entries · 1 bill named

  In its own words

  • The IIA conducted meetings with members and staff of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss recommendations for strengthening the Frontier Risk Oversight, National Transparency, Independent Evaluation, and Reporting Act (FRONTIER ACT;
  • H.R. 9925).
  • These engagements highlighted the important role internal audit can play in providing ongoing assurance over internal controls and risk management pursuant to Section 4 of the proposal.
  • In addition, The IIA held introductory meetings with the staff of members serving on the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy.
  • These engagements were an opportunity to provide an overview of the internal audit profession and discuss how internal auditors can be a technical resource on issues related to AI safety and security.
  • Cybersecurity. Artificial Intelligence.

  Read everything filed under Computer Industry

  1 bill named

  • H.R. 9925 ↗

  Offices it contacted

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • SENATE
• Accountingin 3 report entries

  In its own words

  • Data privacy legislation.

  Read everything filed under Accounting

  Offices it contacted

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • SENATE
• Bankingin 3 report entries

  In its own words

  • Crypto exchange regulation. Internal audit regulation.

  Read everything filed under Banking

  Offices it contacted

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • SENATE
• Consumer Issues/Safety/Productsin 3 report entries · 1 bill named

  In its own words

  • The IIA conducted introductory meetings with members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss the role of internal audit in providing independent assurance over artificial intelligence risk management and controls.
  • Furthermore, The IIA submitted a letter to members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee and U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation regarding the White House National AI Policy Framework.
  • The letter emphasized the need to include independent assurance over AI systems and controls in any potential legislation emanating from the White House policy framework.
  • In addition, The IIA sent a letter to members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade concerning the SECURE Data Act (H.R. 8413).
  • The letter recommended the inclusion of independent assurance mechanisms in the legislation to ensure the processes envisioned by the legislation are operating appropriately.
  • The IIA conducted meetings with members and staff on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee as a follow-up to a June 2026 letter regarding the SECURE Data Act (H.R. 8413).
  • In the letter, The IIA highlighted the importance of including independent assurance mechanisms in the proposed data privacy legislation to ensure the processes envisioned by the bill are operating appropriately.

  Read everything filed under Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
• Financial Institutions/Investments/Securitiesin 3 report entries

  In its own words

  • The IIA submitted letters to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the following requests for information: 1) On July 2, The IIA provided perspective on the SEC's Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030 (File No. DSP-3) 2) On August 26, The IIA sent a letter to the SEC requesting a 90-day extension on the public comment period on a New York Stock Exchange proposal to amend Sections 303A.00 and 303A.07 of the Listed Company Manual (SEC Release No. 34-106128;
  • File No. SR-NYSE-2026-37). 3) On September 8, The IIA submitted a letter to the SEC - and signed a joint letter with multiple coalition groups - in opposition to the New York Stock Exchange proposal to amend Sections 303A.00 and 303A.07 of the Listed Company Manual (SEC Release No. 34-106128;
  • File No. SR-NYSE-2026-37).
  • The IIA also sent two letters to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in Q3: 1) IIA Comments in Response to the Request for Public Comment on the PCAOB Standard Setting (August 7;
  • PCAOB Release No. 2026-005) 2)IIA Comments in Response to the Request for Public Comment on the Draft 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives (September 3;
  • PCAOB Release No. 2026-006).
  • The IIA conducted meetings with members and staff on the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services to discuss key recommendations from a recent IIA report regarding modernization of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

  Read everything filed under Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
• Commodities (big ticket)in 2 report entries

  In its own words

  • The IIA submitted a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to offer perspective on emerging prediction market policies.
  • The letter recommended that Congress take the following three actions concerning this novel policy topic: 1) Require prediction market platforms to establish formal internal control frameworks 2) Ensure the operation of independent, properly structured internal audit functions at registered exchanges 3) Commission a GAO study focused on controls and audit infrastructure In addition, The IIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Exchange Commission in response to a request for comment on 91 FR 12516, RIN 3038-AF65 (Document No. 2026-05105).
  • The letter recommended that the CFTC require prediction market registrants to possess an internal audit function in any forthcoming regulatory proposals.
  • The IIA conducted meetings with members and staff of U.S. House Committee on Financial Services to offer perspective on emerging prediction market policies.
  • These meetings were a follow-up to a letter sent to Congress by The IIA in April 2026 recommending the following three actions concerning prediction markets: 1) Require prediction market platforms to establish formal internal control frameworks 2) Ensure the operation of independent, properly structured internal audit functions at registered exchanges 3) Commission a GAO study focused on controls and audit infrastructure

  Read everything filed under Commodities (big ticket)

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.

• The Institute of Internal AuditorsIts own staff · 3 reports$170K
• NVG, LLCLobbying firm · 3 reports$120K

Matched by name: these reports are filed for “INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS”, found by searching “INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS”. 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.