Center for American Progress Action Fund

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $650K in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, Center for American Progress Action Fund is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 31 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$650K
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
2
Lobbyists Deployed
31
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$90K
2019$60K
2020$50K
2021$160K
2022$70K
2023$70K
2024$60K
2025$90K

Issues Lobbied

EducationLabor IssuesLaw EnforcementDefenseTaxationHousingBudget/AppropriationsEnvironmentImmigrationMedicare/MedicaidCivil RightsHealth IssuesBankingFamily IssuesForeign RelationsManufacturingRetirementAgricultureGovernment IssuesTradeScience/TechnologyEconomicsFirearmsArts/EntertainmentFinancialDisaster PlanningInsuranceSmall BusinessDistrict of ColumbiaWelfareEnergy

Lobbying Firms

Center for American Progress Action Fund

Lobbyists

Madeline ShepherdPeter Gordon

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Education, Labor Issues, Law Enforcement, Defense, Taxation and 26 more

  • •Budget reconciliation related to education, including early childhood learning; childcare; H.R. 5103
  • •Quality Higher Education Act related to higher education efforts; S. 2301 College Equity Act relat
  • •H.R. 1693 Equal Act, criminal justice issues related to sentencing; gun violence protection; budget reconciliation related to criminal justice.
  • •H.R. 4350 National Defense Authorization Act, extremism in the military.
  • •Budget reconciliation related to supplemental security income and tax code.

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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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