Retail Industry Leaders Association (Rila)
Association representing retail, consumer products companies & service suppliers
Based in DC
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AI Overview
With $1.3M in lobbying spend across 33 quarterly filings, Retail Industry Leaders Association (Rila) is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 5 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$1.3M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
7
Lobbyists Deployed
5
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $120K |
| 2019 | $120K |
| 2020 | $120K |
| 2021 | $150K |
| 2022 | $200K |
| 2023 | $200K |
| 2024 | $200K |
| 2025 | $200K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
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: Labor Issues, Taxation, Consumer Issues, Financial, Trade
- •Issues and policies related to the retail workforce.
- •Issues related to comprehensive tax reform. Issues relating to the treatment of sales tax collection for online purchases, including S.976, The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2017 and H. R. 2193, The Re
- •Issues related to the Internet of Things, privacy, data security, data breach notification, cybersecurity and retail innovation. Issues related to payments and routing including the Durbin amendment
- •Issues related to privacy, data security, data breach notification and cybersecurity. Issues related to payments and routing including the Durbin amendment and the Financial CHOICE Act.
- •Issues related to international trade and customs, including the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) and Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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