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DIS: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Issues related to cable and broadcast programming. Issues related to cable and broadcast programming. Issues related to cable and broadcast programming.

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Became public
Oct 20, 2026, 3:39 PM EDT
Event / period date
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Collected
Nov 8, 2026, 2:47 PM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY is Walt Disney Co (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1744489/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Income: $40,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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