Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
NWS: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Issues related to trade and tariffs. IP Issues and Competition Policy; Issues related to generative artificial intelligence.
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- Oct 20, 2026, 9:20 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 12, 2026, 12:38 AM EST
Why this is connected
Legal-name match: NEWS CORPORATION is NEWS CORP (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).
Reported lobbying amounts
Income: $50,000.00
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.
- May 8, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 14, 2026 · disclosed May 8, 2026
- May 2, 2021$1K–$15K
Sen. David Perdue (R-GA)
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 14, 2020 · disclosed May 2, 2021 · Joint · filed 383 days later
- May 8, 2020$1K–$15K
Sen. David Perdue (R-GA)
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 14, 2020 · disclosed May 8, 2020 · Joint
- Apr 5, 2020$1K–$15K
Sen. David Perdue (R-GA)
$1K–$15K · Traded Mar 23, 2020 · disclosed Apr 5, 2020 · Joint
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