Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
WDC: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report
P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; all provisions General discussions related to recapture of critical minerals General discussions related to critical minerals
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- Jul 20, 2026, 7:54 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 9, 2026, 5:10 AM EST
Why this is connected
Legal-name match: WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION is WESTERN DIGITAL CORP (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106040/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).
Reported lobbying amounts
Expenses: $290,000.00
These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.
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+8.34% WDC
Adjusted closing prices from Nov 10, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026. SPY changed 1.32% over the same dates. The start is the first available close after both publication and collection. This is a price comparison, not an executed trade, investor profit, or a backtested strategy.
Congressional trading in WDC
These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- Nov 6, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 15, 2026 · disclosed Nov 6, 2026 · Spouse
Traded 7 days before earnings - Oct 12, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 18, 2026 · disclosed Oct 12, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 25, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Spouse
- Sep 4, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jul 17, 2026 · disclosed Sep 4, 2026 · filed 49 days later
- Jul 21, 2026$1K–$15K
Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK)
$1K–$15K · Traded Mar 27, 2026 · disclosed Jul 21, 2026 · filed 116 days later
- May 11, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 13, 2026 · disclosed May 11, 2026 · Spouse
- Jun 22, 2025$15K–$50K
Rep. Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)
$15K–$50K · Traded May 12, 2025 · disclosed Jun 22, 2025
- May 8, 2025$15K–$50K
Rep. Jefferson Shreve (R-IN-6)
$15K–$50K · Traded Apr 17, 2025 · disclosed May 8, 2025
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