Lobbying disclosures · Lobbying report
VZ: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report
General policies affecting the telecommunications industry, including spectrum, broadband infrastructure, privacy, cybersecurity, and corporate taxation. Issues regarding site blocking.
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- Oct 20, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Not stated
- Collected
- Nov 8, 2026, 5:37 PM EST
Why this is connected
Exact legal-name match: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/).
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.
- Oct 27, 2026$15K–$50K
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX-17)
Sold Verizon Communications VZ
$15K–$50K · Traded Oct 2, 2026 · disclosed Oct 27, 2026 · Spouse
Got $1K from the company’s PAC - Oct 12, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Bought Verizon Communications VZ
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 18, 2026 · disclosed Oct 12, 2026
Got $7K from the company’s PAC - Oct 7, 2026$15K–$50K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
Bought Verizon Communications VZ
$15K–$50K · Traded Sep 25, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Spouse
- Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
Bought Verizon Communications VZ
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 4, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Spouse
- Sep 4, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Sold (partial) Verizon Communications VZ
$1K–$15K · Traded Jul 17, 2026 · disclosed Sep 4, 2026 · filed 49 days later
Traded 7 days before earningsGot $7K from the company’s PAC - Jul 21, 2026$1K–$15K
Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK)
Bought Verizon Communications VZ
$1K–$15K · Traded Mar 27, 2026 · disclosed Jul 21, 2026 · filed 116 days later
- May 8, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA-31)
Bought Verizon Communications VZ
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 14, 2026 · disclosed May 8, 2026
Got $7K from the company’s PAC - Apr 30, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11)
Sold Verizon Communications VZ
$1K–$15K · Traded Apr 23, 2026 · disclosed Apr 30, 2026
Got $7K from the company’s PAC
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