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META: second_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Children online safety; fraud Children online safety; fraud
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- Jul 20, 2026, 5:48 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 8, 2026, 12:29 PM EST
Why this is connected
Exact legal-name match: Meta Platforms, Inc. (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/).
Reported lobbying amounts
Income: $30,000.00
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.
- Nov 4, 2026$1K–$15K
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Sold (partial) Meta Platforms META
$1K–$15K · Traded Oct 21, 2026 · disclosed Nov 4, 2026 · Spouse
Committee overlap: CommerceGot $7K from the company’s PAC - Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
Sold (partial) Meta Platforms META
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 24, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 23, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Dependent
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 22, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 22, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 11, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Dependent
- Sep 10, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Sold (partial) Meta Platforms META
$1K–$15K · Traded Aug 20, 2026 · disclosed Sep 10, 2026
- Aug 13, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS-1)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 9, 2024 · disclosed Aug 13, 2026 · Spouse · filed 703 days later
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