Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
SQ: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Issues related to consumer privacy and data. Issues related to artificial intelligence. Issues related to financial services, merchant services, mobile payments, industrial loan companies (ILCs), and small business lending (no bill). Issues related to artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and digital assets. S. 1582, the GENIUS Act (P.L. 119-27). Issues pertaining to manpower and personnel. Issues related to taxation of digital assets. Tax issues impacting financial services, digital assets, and and implementation of P.L. 119-21, Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357),
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- Oct 20, 2026, 9:25 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 12, 2026, 12:38 AM EST
Why this is connected
Exact legal-name match: Block, Inc..
Reported lobbying amounts
Expenses: $320,000.00
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.
- Apr 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Mar 13, 2026 · disclosed Apr 7, 2026
- Mar 9, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Feb 10, 2026 · disclosed Mar 9, 2026
- Feb 6, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jan 13, 2026 · disclosed Feb 6, 2026 · Spouse
- Jan 12, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Dec 19, 2025 · disclosed Jan 12, 2026
- Dec 15, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
$1K–$15K · Traded Nov 18, 2025 · disclosed Dec 15, 2025
- Sep 12, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Aug 26, 2025 · disclosed Sep 12, 2025 · Dependent
- Jan 14, 2025$1K–$15K
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)
$1K–$15K · Traded Dec 30, 2024 · disclosed Jan 14, 2025 · Joint
- Aug 15, 2024$1K–$15K
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jul 24, 2024 · disclosed Aug 15, 2024 · Joint
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