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DIS: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Streaming and Pay TV Issues; Privacy; Content Production Issues; S. 1418: Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act; S. 836 Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); Sports media issues; S.4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026 - Title II (Media Rights). Corporate and production tax issues. Theme park safety and security.

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Became public
Oct 20, 2026, 5:52 PM EDT
Event / period date
Not stated
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.

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