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August Pfluger (R) sponsored hjres35-119; Oil & Gas is their largest tracked donor sector (19%) with 7333 active lobbying filings
Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) is the primary sponsor of hjres35-119, which would nullify an EPA rule imposing annual methane emission charges on the Oil & Gas sector. Oil & Gas is Pfluger's largest donor industry, comprising 19.2% of their identifiable donor base ($820,000). Since 2022, Oil & Gas companies have filed 7,333 lobbying reports on issues related to this legislation.
OIL
Oil & Gas
donor sector
gave $822K
19% of their funding
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August Pfluger
R-TX · House
sponsored
7,333 sector filings
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BILL
HJRES35-119
their bill
19%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$822K
from Oil & Gas
#1
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 271)
7,333
lobbying filings by this sector since 2022
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◈ Ask the Analyst about August Pfluger →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 6, 2026 · internal signal score 89/100.