Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$210,000

Activities

2

Lobbyists

4

Gov't Entities

14

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
1a93e0b2-d131-4fe3-a2c0-2a7611d03e3e
Type:
Q4 - 4th Quarter - Report
Period:
2025 - 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
Date Posted:
January 20, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Income:
$0
Expenses:
$210,000
Expense Method:
C
Document URL:
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Quick Info
  • Document Type: text/html
  • Posted By: Nicholas Otto
Registrant
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

Alliance of companies seeking repeal of the 40% excise tax on health plans

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
Client
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
District of Columbia, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (2)
Activity 1
Health Issues

ERISA preemption Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans; permanent safe harbor for HSA-eligible health plans to cover telehealth pre-deductible, HSA flexibility direct primary care and chronic disease, on-site clinics; budget reconciliation; Telehealth Expansion Act Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Health care cost transparency, prescription drugs, PBM pricing and transparency and hospital cost transparency End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; Healthy Competition for Better Care Act ERISA health plan electronic reporting and disclosure, Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Associations (VEBAs), allow repurposing excess assets in VEBAs 340B Prescription Drug Program Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Health letter to Treasury on OBBBA Surprise Medical Billing Paid leave; Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN) Act (H.R. 3090); More Paid Leave for More Americans Act

Lobbyists (3)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • ILYSE SCHUMAN
  • KATHRYN JOHNSON
Government Entities (7)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • ... and 2 more
Activity 2
Retirement

ERISA Preemption Oversight of EBSA programs Alternative investments in qualified retirement plans Standard of review for fiduciary decisions Pooled Employer Plans Collective investment trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for use by 403(b) plans Age of required participation in retirement plans reduced from 21 to 18 Permitting automatic re-enrollment of unenrolled participants EBSA Investigations Transparency Act (HR 2869) Retire Through Ownership Act (HR 5169 / S 2403) Transparency for Secret Litigation Agreements (HR 2958) ERISA Litigation Reform Act (HR 6084) Pleading standards legislative proposal regarding standards applicable to ERISA, deference to fiduciary decisions Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plans; pension plan de-risking, retiree health accounts Pooled Employer Plans (PEPs) Market-based cash balance plans Pension Risk Transfers Roth Catch-up contributions Trump (child saving) Accounts Retirement plan limits for 2026 and segment rates

Lobbyists (2)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • MS. LYNN DIEHL DUDLEY
Government Entities (7)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • White House Office
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • ... and 2 more

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