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META: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
Issues related to privacy, online content issues, frauds & scams, and youth online safety. Issues related to Artificial Intelligence. General tech issues, privacy and cyber issues, encryption issues, data security issues, online content issues, section 230 issues. General tech issues, privacy and cyber issues, encryption issues, data security issues, online content issues, section 230 issues. Issues related to antitrust. General tech issues, privacy and cyber issues, encryption issues, data security issues, online content issues, section 230 issues. Issues related to technology transfer. Gener
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- Oct 20, 2026, 8:07 PM EDT
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- Collected
- Nov 8, 2026, 12:30 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: $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.
- 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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