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AFL: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) (issues related to excepted benefits); Issues related to fixed indemnity plans and taxation of benefits; Issues related to Health Savings Accounts. Issues related to paid family medical leave; Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (P.L. 119-60) (issues related to healthcare benefits); Issues related to healthcare and insurance.

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Jul 18, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT
Event / period date
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Collected
Nov 10, 2026, 4:08 AM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: AFLAC INCORPORATED is AFLAC INC (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Expenses: $1,240,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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