FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C00884767 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$25.6K raised, $51.5K spent, $25.1K cash on hand (through Sep 30, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
98% from donors giving over $200 · largest donor Dustin Todd, $5.8K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$51.5K given to candidates and committees, the largest to Pennsylvania Honor ($2.5K) · 49% of its support to Democrats, 36% to Republicans. See where it goes
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$38K to 26 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $38,000
Democratic 49%Republican 36%
Other or unresolved 16%
Support by the party of the candidate
Party of the candidate
Candidates
Direct
Independent
Amount
Share
Democratic
14
$18,500
$0
$18,500
49%
Republican
9
$13,500
$0
$13,500
36%
Other or unresolved
3
$6,000
$0
$6,000
16%
Shown support
26
$38,000
$0
$38,000
100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$51,500 in 33 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
14
$18.5K · 36%
Republican candidates
9
$13.5K · 26%
Other or unresolved candidates
3
$6K · 12%
Other PACs and committees
6
$13.5K · 26%
All recipients
32
$51.5K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
New York
4
$7K
Pennsylvania
3
$6K
California
4
$4K
Florida
1
$2.5K
Tennessee
1
$2.5K
Texas
1
$2.5K
North Carolina
1
$2.5K
Washington
2
$2K
The largest 8 of 17 states.
Recipients 32
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Hakeem Jeffries1 receipt, latest Mar 30, 2026Jeffries for Congress · H2NY10092$2.5K
Brian Mast1 receipt, latest Nov 17, 2025Mast for Congress · H6FL18097$2.5K
Chrissy Houlahan1 receipt, latest Feb 10, 2026Chrissy Houlahan for Congress · H8PA06087$2.5K
Guy Reschenthaler1 receipt, latest Jun 26, 2026Guy for Congress · H8PA18199$2.5K
Bill Hagerty1 receipt, latest Jun 26, 2026Team Hagerty · S0TN00169$2.5K
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.
No committee-to-committee receipts were itemized 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 10 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 21 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $25K. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Unitemized ($200 or less)Donors who have given $200 or less this cycle, so the FEC does not itemize (name) them.$5752.2%
Total reported receipts $25,608
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 Sep 30, 2026.
Who donated: where they live, their employers and jobs
Where the donors live $25,033 placed by state
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under $671
$671+
$2.7K+
$6K+
$10.7K+
none
Top states
Top donor states
Name
Amount
California16 contributions · 67%
$16,773
District of Columbia4 contributions · 23%
$5,760
Pennsylvania1 contribution · 10%
$2,500
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
Synopsys INC (us01)19 contributions · 70% of ranked
$17,533
Synopsys INC2 contributions · 30% of ranked
$7,500
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. Gifts of $200 or less ($575) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $51,500 reported
Contributions to candidates and other committeesMoney given to federal candidates, party committees and other PACs.$51,500100%
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 Sep 30, 2026.
What the payments were for $51,500 itemized
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$51,500100%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION$51,500
Paid to
Pennsylvania Honor$2,500
Wyden for Oregon$2,500
Defend the Dream$2,500
Tomorrow IS Meaningful PAC$2,500
Mast for Congress$2,500
Friends for Gregory Meeks$2,500
Total itemized disbursements $51,500
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 Sep 30, 2026.
All 33 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
$51.5K spent from Jan 2025 to Sep 2026. Most in one report: $15.5K, Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025.
$51.5K
Jan 2025Sep 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.
Besides giving through its PAC, Synopsys 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
$1.1M
Quarterly reports read
12
Bills it named
24
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.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Codein 9 report entries · 3 bills named
In its own words
Issues related to tax treatment and competitiveness in semiconductor design, including those in P.L. 115-97 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (implementation and R&D treatments (Section 174)) and H.R. 802 the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research Act of 2025 (the STAR Act), H.R. 1062 The Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025, and H.R.1/P.L. 119-21 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (provisions related to the treatment of R&D and international tax).
Issues related to tax treatment and competitiveness in semiconductor design, including those in P.L. 115-97 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and H.R. 802 the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research Act of 2025 (the STAR Act).
R&D tax amortization. P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill implementation International tax
general tax policy issues impacting R&D in the chips/EDA industry
Trade (domestic/foreign)in 9 report entries · 15 bills named
In its own words
Issues related to international trade rules;
U.S.-China relations; tariffs, including Sec. 232 and IEEPA; outbound investment, including the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60); export controls, including amendments to Export Administration Regulations(EAR) and implementation of P.L. 115-232 Export Control Reform Act (integrated circuits (ICs) specific provisions), H.R. 2683 Remote Security Access Act, H.R. 3447/S.1705 Chip Security Act, H.R. 6058 STRIDE Act, H.R. 6875 AI OVERWATCH Act, H.R.6996 Full AI Stack Export Promotion Act, H.R.8036 Interagency Coordination in Export Controls Act of 2026, H.R.8170 MATCH Act, H.R.5853, and H.R.4920 BIS IT Modernization Act.
U.S.-China relations; tariffs, including Sec. 232 and IEEPA; outbound investment, including the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60); export controls, including amendments to Export Administration Regulations(EAR) and implementation of P.L. 115-232 Export Control Reform Act (integrated circuits (ICs) specific provisions), H.R. 2683/S.3519 Remote Security Access Act, H.R. 3447/S.1705 Chip Security Act, H.R.8170 MATCH Act, H.R.5853, H.R.4920 BIS IT Modernization Act, and corresponding provisions and amendments in H.R. 8800/S.4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).
Defensein 6 report entries · 4 bills named
In its own words
Issues related to semiconductor and software fields including utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60) and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).
H.R. 9495/S. 4784, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions regarding advanced digital engineering.
H.R. 8845, Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions regarding advanced engineering simulation.
NASA funding.
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions regarding advanced digital engineering.
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act, FY2027, provisions regarding advanced engineering simulation.
Issues related to semiconductor and software fields including utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60).
Science/Technologyin 4 report entries · 2 bills named
In its own words
Issues related to R&D in semiconductor and software fields, including implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167), H.R. 8462/S. 3597 the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, and utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools to support emerging technologies - fusion, nuclear energy, and quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Genesis Mission.
Issues related to R&D in semiconductor and software fields, including implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167), and utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools to support emerging technologies - fusion, nuclear energy, and quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Genesis Mission.
Budget/Appropriationsin 3 report entries · 4 bills named
In its own words
Issues related to the value of engineering simulation software in government appropriations, including H.R. 8845 and the Senate version, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 and H.R. 9495, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027.
Issues related to the value of engineering simulation software in government appropriations, including H.R. 5342 and S. 2354, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.
Issues related to use of engineering simulation software in space applications.
Offices it contacted
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
SENATE
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplacein 1 report entry
In its own words
Issues related to implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167) (provisions related to workforce development and STEM education for semiconductor and software fields).
Offices it contacted
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Natl Science Foundation (NSF)
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
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.
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $39.5K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
Richard Hudson$15K
Mike Johnson$5K
Tim Scott$3.1K
Tom Emmer$3K
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)$2.6K
Frank Pallone Jr for Congress$2K
Rep. Kat Cammack$1.5K
MIke Johnson$1.3K
Brian Mast$1K
Greg Steube$1K
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “SYNOPSYS”, found by searching “SYNOPSYS”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Oct 26, 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.
SYNOPSYS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNOPSYS PAC)
Filings covered
Through Sep 30, 2026
Data source
FEC bulk filing data
Synopsys, Inc. PAC is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (nonqualified). It is a lobbyist/registrant PAC. Its FEC record names Synopsys, Inc. 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.
$51.5K across 32 recipient committees, or 100% 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.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Executive13 contributions · 52% of ranked
$13,027
Chief People Officer1 contribution · 20% of ranked
$5,000
General Counsel1 contribution · 10% of ranked
$2,500
Chief Product Development Officer1 contribution · 4.6% of ranked
$1,152
Chief Strategy Officer1 contribution · 4.6% of ranked
$1,152
VP Global Government Affairs1 contribution · 4.6% of ranked
$1,152
SR Vice President Product Management1 contribution · 2.4% of ranked
$600
SR Vice President Production Manageme1 contribution · 1.2% of ranked
$300
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. Gifts of $200 or less ($575) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
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.
U.S.-China relations; tariffs; outbound investment, including the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60); export controls, including amendments to Export Administration Regulations(EAR) and implementation of P.L. 115-232 Export Control Reform Act (integrated circuits (ICs) specific provisions), H.R. 2683/S.3519 Remote Security Access Act, H.R. 3447/S.1705 Chip Security Act, H.R.8170 MATCH Act, H.R.5853, H.R.4920 BIS IT Modernization Act, and corresponding provisions and amendments in H.R. 8800/S.4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).
Issues related to export controls, including the Remote Access Security Act (RASA): H.R. 2683 and the Chip Security Act: S. 1705/H.R. 3447.
Issues related to outbound investment.
Issues related to trade policy in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 26 and FY 27 S.2296, and the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for FY 26 and FY 27: H.R.3838.
Issues related to export controls, including the Remote Access Security Act (RASA): Issues related to Chip Security Act Issues related to outbound investment.
Issues related to trade policy in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 27
general trade and export control issues impacting US/China relations and semiconductor companies; outbound investment screening legislation and AI OVERWATCH ACT and potential inclusion in the FY27NDAA