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SQ: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Issues related to financial services, merchant services, payments, including mobile payments and payment processing, industrial loan companies (ILCs), and small business lending (no bill). Issues related to cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and digital assets, including S. 1582, the GENIUS Act (P.L. 119-27). Issues pertaining to manpower and personnel. Issues related to taxation of digital assets. Legislative and regulatory services related to financial services tax issues, virtual currency taxation, and implementation of P.L. 119-21. Issues related to consumer privacy and data. Issues

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Jul 20, 2026, 6:28 PM EDT
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Collected
Nov 10, 2026, 3:01 PM EST

Why this is connected

Exact legal-name match: Block, Inc..

Reported lobbying amounts

Expenses: $310,000.00

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

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