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VAF
Votevets Action Fund
Veterans & national securityGroups that advocate on veterans’ and national-security policy. A group whose only aim is electing veterans is under Electing women's & communities' candidates.Causes › Foreign policy & securityPlaced by our rules or a model’s suggestion, and not yet checked by a person. The money still counts here; a person may move it.
Independent expenditure filer (person or group)Washington, District of ColumbiaActive
FEC filings through Mar 31, 2026 · FEC bulk filing data · committee C90010620 · files quarterly
SummaryAt a glance
Why it exists
No statement of purpose found on its site.
Money
$0 raised, $0 spent, $0 cash on hand (through Mar 31, 2026). Where it comes from
Where it goes
$306.5K spent for candidates, most on NJ-11 ($306.5K) · 100% of its support to Democrats. See where it goes
Lobbying
Votevets Action Fund, Inc. lobbied on 6 issues. See lobbying
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
No published list of positions
This committee’s site publishes no list of positions we could read, and we found no statement of why it exists. We do not write one for it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$306.5K to 1 candidate
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $306,472
Democratic 100%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
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Money inWho funds the PAC?
Where the money came from
No receipts reported
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FEC filings through Mar 31, 2026
SpendingWhere does the money go?
How the spending splits $306,472 reported
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Independent expendituresSpending to support or oppose a candidate, made without coordinating with them.$306,472100%
Spent for or against
Zach BeecherSupport · 2 records · latest Jan 27, 2026$306,472
Total reported disbursements $306,472
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Mar 31, 2026.
These are the payments the committee itemized, including its independent expenditures, which are filed against the candidate each was for or against rather than as payments to a vendor. Open a category to see which candidates its independent spending went to, and in support or opposition.
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OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$306.5K of it was independent spending for Zach Beecher$306,472100%
Filed as
No description filedIndependent spending in support of Zach Beecher$306,472
Paid to
Backstory Strategies LLCIndependent spending in support of Zach Beecher$306,472
Total itemized disbursements $306,472
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Mar 31, 2026.
All 2 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Backstory Strategies LLC2 payments
$306,472
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
What Votevets Action Fund, Inc. lobbies on 2026 reports
Besides giving through its PAC, Votevets Action Fund, Inc. pays lobbyists to press Congress and federal agencies. Each quarter it, or a firm it hires, files a public report under the Lobbying Disclosure Act saying which topics it worked on, what it spent, and whom it contacted. This is what those reports say.
Spent on lobbying in 2026
$351.3K
Quarterly reports read
7
Bills it named
49
Topics it lobbied on
Each report files its work under official topics. The bar shows how often each topic came up across the reports; open one to read what was filed under it. Naming a bill says the organization lobbied on it, not which side it took.
Defensein 4 report entries · 6 bills named
In its own words
Lobbied in support of S.5542 / H.R. 10710 - Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act of 2026 Lobbied in support of S.5300 / H.R. 10457 - Honoring the Sacrifice of Troops in War Act of 2026 Lobbied in support of H.R. 8175 / S. 5189 - To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Lobbied in support of H.R. 8175 - To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes
Lobbied in support of H.R. 8175, To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Foreign Relationsin 4 report entries · 29 bills named
In its own words
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.124 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.123 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.161 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.163 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.171 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.172 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.180 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplacein 4 report entries · 2 bills named
In its own words
Lobbied in support of H.R. 20 / S. 852 - the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2025
Lobbied in support of H.R.20/S.852, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2025.
Lobbied in support of H.J.Res.144/S.J.Res.103, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services." Lobbied in support of S.3466, Honor Our Promise to Veterans Act of 2025.
Lobbied in support of H.R.7841, Warrior Infertility Act.
Lobbied in support of H.R.220, Veterans Infertility Treatment Act.
Lobbied in support of H.R.2102 - Major Richard Star Act Lobbied against H.R. 9237 / S. 4744 - Take Care of Americas Veterans Act Lobbied against H.R. 6047 - Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act
The organization’s own reports give its total lobbying costs, including any firms it hired; each firm reports what this client paid it.
Votevets Action Fund, Inc.Its own staff · 4 reports$351.3K
Port Side Strategies, LLCLobbying firm · 3 reportsNot reported
Contributions on the LD-203 report
Reported twice a year by the lobbying filer. $3.5K is political giving that also appears in FEC filings.
Congressman Gabe Vasquez$1K
Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez$1K
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski$500
Graham Platner$500
Congresswoman Analilia Mejia$250
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury$250
Matched by name: these reports are filed for “VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.”, found by searching “VOTEVETS ACTION FUND”. Lobbying and FEC records share no ID, so an organization that lobbies under another name is missed. Source: LDA.gov, accessed Nov 9, 2026. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.
Votevets Action Fund is registered with the Federal Election Commission as an independent expenditure filer (person or group). Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
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Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.181 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.183 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.184 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.185 - A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.40 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.75 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.86 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.87 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.88 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.89 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.91 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.92 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.94 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.95 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.99 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.101 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.123, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.118, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.117, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support S.J.Res.116, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.115, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of S.J.Res.104, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.75, Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res. 40, Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.89 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran Lobbied in support of H.Con.Res.93 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran