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IFA Advocacy Summit 2026

Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 16, 2026 · Washington, DC (Marriott at Metro Center)

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Description

International Franchise Association Advocacy Summit, September 14-16, 2026. Franchise owners and brands lobby Congress; lead ask referenced on the event page is the American Franchise Act.

Participating Organizations

Org pageWebsite

Issues & Sectors

Small business

Host Org Home State

DC

Lobbying Intelligence

Verified via LD-2 filings
$680KTotal LDA spend (in-house + retained)8 filings on record
2026 Q1$680K

Registered Lobbyists26

Mary BealFmr. Policy Analyst,Senate Republican Policy Committee; Acting Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary,…KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
Labor & Workplace
Jonathan BlumFmr. Principal Deputy Asst Secretary, Treasury Dept; Economic Policy Adv, Sen. T. Young …VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)
Small Business
Will BrewsterFmr. Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Senator Richard ShelbyVENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)
Small Business
Rashid HallawayFmr. Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Evan BayhVENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)
Small Business
Jacob HochbergFmr. Sr Adviser, Rep. Tony Cardenas; COS, Rep. Jasmine Crockett …VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)
Small Business
Mj KennyFmr. Deputy Floor Director, Floor Assistant - Office of the Senate Democratic Whip; Legislative Aide, …KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
Labor & WorkplaceSmall Business
James KungelFmr. Chief of Staff, Sen. Joe ManchinACORN CONSULTING
Labor & Workplace
John LeganskiFmr. Chief Dep., Speaker Off. '23; Chief Dep., Min. Leader Off. '22 …HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC
Labor & WorkplaceTax Policy
David PelusoFmr. Chief of Staff - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA; Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Legi…KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
Labor & Workplace
Mary ReidFmr. Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant and Projects Director, Legislative Assistant - Senato…KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
Labor & WorkplaceSmall Business

Specific Issues Filed · text exactly as the org filed it

Labor & Workplace

Support for DOL and NLRB nominees; H.R. 5267/S.3525, American Franchise Act.

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Tax Policy

Support for H.R. 1, including Section 199A, bonus depreciation, EBITDA, estate tax; Issues related to Sec. 899.

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Labor & Workplace

Lobbied to garner support for the American Franchise Act

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Economics/Economic Development

Lobbied to garner support for the American Franchise Act

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Labor & Workplace

Issues regarding joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. H.R. 5267, American Franchise Act; H.R. 4366, Save Local Business Act.

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LD-2 Filing Contact · the point of contact named on the filing — not the full lobbyist roster above

GEOFF GRAY

GEOFFREY P. GRAY · +1 202-255-0389

Filing ↗

CHRISTINE R. MISTR

HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC · +1 540-535-0505

Filing ↗

ANUSHA KUMARI

THE VOGEL GROUP · +1 240-316-0974

Filing ↗

TRACEY A. GRAY

CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC · +1 202-861-3200

Filing ↗

DANIEL SANFORD

INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION · +1 703-964-7817

Filing ↗

Likely Asks

1

Public positions taken in this org's federal LD-2 disclosures, grouped by stance. Their leave-behind for the meeting may sharpen these.

Supporting · 1

supportfor the American Franchise Act×12

Topics in Filings

16

Policy topics named in LD-2 filings. This org's filings are topical rather than positional — these are the issues they're actively lobbying on, even without a stated verb of position.

American Franchise Act×30
Lobbied to garner support for the American Franchise Act×12
Affecting franchised small businesses including issues×6
EBITDA, estate tax×6
Federal Trade Commission×6
Franchise Rule, bonus depreciation×6
Impacting the franchise industry, including the joint employer standard×6
Important to franchising joint employer American Franchise Act×6
Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act×6
Joint Employer, data privacy×6
Prove It Act×6
Save Local Business Act×6
Show all 16 topics (+4 more) ▾
SBA lending, trademark licensing protection, labor×6
Support for DOL and NLRB nominees×6
Support for H.R. 1, including Section 199A, bonus depreciation×6
TRIA Program Reauthorization×6

Federal Lobbying Issue Mix

5

LDA-disclosed issue areas this org's federal filings cover, ranked by activity count. The curated sector tags above are the marketing lens; this is the full federal footprint.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace36 acts
Small Business18 acts
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code12 acts
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities6 acts
Economics/Economic Development6 acts

Bills Being Discussed

Auto-matched from the host organizations’ LD-2 lobbying disclosures — the bills their filings name, not a verified agenda for this event.

H.R. 5267

American Franchise Act

Congress.gov ↗

Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK-1] (R)

Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Source: …se industry, including the joint employer standard. Issues related to H.R. 5267, The American Franchise Act. (mentioned in 30 LDA filings)

S. 3525

American Franchise Act

Congress.gov ↗

Sponsor: Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] (R)

Status: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.

Source: H.R. 5267/S. 3525, American Franchise Act. (mentioned in 18 LDA filings)

H.R. 4366

Save Local Business Act

Congress.gov ↗

Sponsor: Rep. James Comer [R-KY-1] (R)

Status: Rule H. Res. 988 passed House.

Source: …Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. H.R. 5267, American Franchise Act; H.R. 4366, Save Local Business Act. (mentioned in 12 LDA filings)

H.R. 1

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

Congress.gov ↗

Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington [R-TX-19] (R)

Status: Became Public Law No: 119-21.

Source: Support for H.R. 1, including Section 199A, bonus depreciation, EBITDA, estate tax… (mentioned in 6 LDA filings)

Sponsor: Rep. Brad Finstad [R-MN-1] (R)

Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.

Source: H.R. 1163, Prove It Act of 2025. (mentioned in 6 LDA filings)

S. 492

6 mentions in LD-2 filings

H.R. 1177

6 mentions in LD-2 filings

H.R. 7128

6 mentions in LD-2 filings

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