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AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION

NY · US

Trade association of car rental companies

Tracked direct giving

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$280,000

Connections

4

Coalition view

AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined direct giving + IE support

$119,500

Combined tracked receipts

$68,500

Combined lobbying spend

$680,000

Lobbying Activity Detail

Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.

Top Lobbying Issues

TRATransportation
$650K
AVIAviation
$570K
AUTAUT
$570K
HOMHousing
$570K
CSPConsumer Protection
$570K
BUDBudget/Appropriations
$570K
TOUTOU
$570K
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$570K
LAWLaw Enforcement/Crime
$570K
GOVGovernment Issues
$480K

Lobbying Firms Retained

In-house lobbyists (filed as its own registrant)$380K
MEREVIR CONSULTING$300K
LOCKE LOBBYING CO., LLC$0

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

H.R. 8818

Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.

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Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Lobbied onAmerican Privacy Rights Act (H.R.8818, 118th Congress)LDA filing: lobbied on American Privacy Rights Act, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $45,000Source
RetainedMEREVIR CONSULTINGHired MEREVIR CONSULTING to lobby on American Privacy Rights ActSource
RetainedLOCKE LOBBYING CO., LLCHired LOCKE LOBBYING CO., LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026)Source
Has as instrumentAMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEESeparate segregated fund (trade association PAC) whose connected organization is AMERICAN CAR RENTAL ASSOCIATION, per FEC records.Source