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National Restaurant Association

DC · 12 filings, 2025

File · Money Read

What the money shows

National Restaurant Association reported $3.3M in federal lobbying for 2025 across 12 filings. The filings name 3 lobbying firms, led by Mehlman Consulting and QUILL Advisers. The matched PAC file shows $70,000 to 0 lawmakers. The filing text lists 9 issue areas.

Sources: Senate LDA · FEC

Lobbying spend · 2025
$3.3M
to shape legislation
Its PAC gave
$70K
◆ Restaurant PAC → 9 lawmakers
About the organization

The National Restaurant Association is a restaurant industry business association in the United States, representing more than 380,000 restaurant locations. It also operates the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The association was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an additional office on the 36th floor of the Willis Tower in Chicago. via Wikipedia ↗

1Lobbies on

Its filings list: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Immigration · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Budget/Appropriations · Banking

2Through these firms · 3

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.QUILL ADVISERS LLCNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

3Bills moving in its lanes

No bill names this company outright; these are recent bills in the sectors it lobbies.

4And its PAC funds these lawmakers · 9