ORGANIZATION
International Franchise Association
trade association · DC
8LDA FILINGS
26LOBBYISTS
1FLY-INS
Federal Lobbying Spend
$680K
Total LDA-disclosed spend (in-house + retained) across all reported periods.
Most recent LDA filing posted April 2026.
Upcoming Fly-Ins
1Likely Asks (from LD-2 filings)
1supportfor the American Franchise Act×12
Topics in Filings
16Policy topics named in LD-2 filings. This org's filings are topical rather than positional — these are the issues it's 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
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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
Bills in Play
7Bills referenced in this org's LD-2 filing text. Frequency = how many activities reference each.
Lobbyists on Record
26MARY BEAL · Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLCformer Policy Analyst,Senate Republican Policy Committ…
JONATHAN BLUM · Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)former Principal Deputy Asst Secretary, Treasury Dept;…
WILL BREWSTER · Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)former Legislative Assistant, Legislative Corresponden…
RASHID HALLAWAY · Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)former Legislative Assistant, U.S. Senator Evan Bayh
JACOB HOCHBERG · Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)former Sr Adviser, Rep. Tony Cardenas; COS, Rep. Jasmi…
MJ KENNY · Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLCformer Deputy Floor Director, Floor Assistant - Office…
JAMES KUNGEL · Acorn Consultingformer Chief of Staff, Sen. Joe Manchin
JOHN LEGANSKI · Harbinger Strategies, LLCformer Chief Dep., Speaker Off. '23; Chief Dep., Min. …
DAVID PELUSO · Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLCformer Chief of Staff - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R…
MARY REID · Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLCformer Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant and…
JONATHAN SLEMROD · Harbinger Strategies, LLCformer Associate Director, Legislative Affairs, Office…
KEVIN YODER · Venture Government Strategies, LLC (FKA Hobart Hallaway & Quayle Ventures, LLC)former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; In…
+ 14 more lobbyists on record