DEBAR Act of 2021

Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021 or the DEBAR Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to bar an entity from registering to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances under certain circumstances. Specifically, the DEA may bar—temporarily or permanently—the registration of an entity that (1) meets or has met any condition for suspension or revocation of the registration; and (2) is unfit to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance.

VOTE BREAKDOWN

Final passage · 288 politicians tracked

279

YEA

NAY

PRESENT

NOT VOTING

Dem YEA 140Rep NAY 4Rep YEA 139

BY PARTY · ✕ NAY ← | → YEA ✓

DEM

140

REP

139

MONEY ON THIS BILL

Which donor industries fund each side of the vote — total contributions from that industry to those members, all cycles · plus lobbying activity in affected industries

⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries

1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$164.3M
2. Securities & Investment$119.5M
3. Health Services$119.0M

⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries

1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$688K
2. Health Services$547K
3. Real Estate$510K

◎ Lobbying activity by issue area

No bill-issue lobbying matches.

Dollar figures are each industry's total contributions to those members across all tracked cycles — not money given for this specific bill. Statistical patterns in public records; correlation, not causation.

LOBBYING ON THIS BILL

71 federal lobbying reports name this bill in their activity descriptions · LDA disclosures

AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION10 reports

FEDERALLY EMPLOYED WOMEN9 reports

PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION8 reports

SENIOR EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION8 reports

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION8 reports

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES8 reports

NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION8 reports

PROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS6 reports

⟳ The revolving door — lobbyists on this bill with disclosed former government roles

Kimberly SullivanLegislative Director/LA, Frank LoBiondo; LA/LC/SA C. Clawsonfor AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION

Jennifer TyreeU.S. Office of Personnel Management/Dep. Dir. Off. of Congressional, Leg. & Intergovernmental Affairs; Off. of Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI)/Leg. Dir. & Counsel; Sen. Homeland Sec. and Gov. Affairs Cmte/Subcom. Counsel; Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN)/internfor NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

Katherine SybengaSenate Homeland Security and Gov. Affairs Committee/Chief Counsel for Gov. Affairs, Senior Counsel, Director, Gov. Affairs, Counsel; Office of Senator Carl Levin (D-MI)/Legislative Assistant, Legislative Aide/Correspondent, Staff Assistant, internfor NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

Matthew SowardsOffice of John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV), Legislative Correspondent (2012-2015), Intern (2009); Office of Congressman Nick J. Rahall (D-WV), Intern (2009)for NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION

“Covered position” is the former government job lobbyists must disclose by law (LDA §4). Prior service is stated on the filings; it carries no implication of wrongdoing. Full revolving-door board →