This bill would nullify protections on 225,504 acres of Minnesota National Forest lands, allowing Oil & Gas exploration and development in previously protected watersheds and wilderness areas. Rep. Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX) voted YEA on hjres140-119. Oil & Gas comprises 13.3% of his identifiable donor base ($0.35M, ranking #2 in his party), while Oil & Gas companies filed 7,333 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.

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How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated July 2, 2026 · internal signal score 81/100.