Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
YUM: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Issues related to EBITDA, bonus depreciation, TCJA/international tax provisions and the OECD. Support competition for credit card transaction routing. Issues related to the federal contracts, joint employer legislation, benefits of the franchise business model, immigration reform Issues related to federal privacy legislation and AI. nutritional content and labeling legislation and regulation Issues related to tariffs & the United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement Issues related to biofuels and renewable volume obligations
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- Jul 16, 2026, 10:55 AM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 9, 2026, 10:38 PM EST
Why this is connected
Exact legal-name match: YUM BRANDS INC (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/).
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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These disclosures provide context. Their presence does not establish a link between a trader and the event.
- Nov 5, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 7, 2026 · disclosed Nov 5, 2026 · Spouse
- 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
- Feb 6, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jan 29, 2026 · disclosed Feb 6, 2026 · Spouse
- Sep 12, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)
$1K–$15K · Traded Aug 13, 2025 · disclosed Sep 12, 2025 · Spouse
- Aug 13, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-9)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jun 24, 2025 · disclosed Aug 13, 2025 · Spouse · filed 50 days later
- Jun 6, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Sold (partial) Yum! Brands YUM
$1K–$15K · Traded May 30, 2025 · disclosed Jun 6, 2025
- May 31, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8)
$1K–$15K · Traded May 15, 2025 · disclosed May 31, 2025
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