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George Whitesides (D) voted YEA hjres25-119; Securities & Investment is their largest tracked donor sector (16%) with 8230 active lobbying f
The bill hjres25-119 would nullify an IRS rule requiring Securities & Investment firms to report certain digital asset transactions to tax authorities. Representative George Whitesides (D-CA) voted YEA on hjres25-119. Securities & Investment donors comprised 16.1% of Whitesides' identifiable donor base ($1.80M), and companies in this industry filed 8,230 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
SEC
Securities & Investment
donor sector
gave $1.80M
16% of their funding
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George Whitesides
D-CA · House
acted on
8,230 sector filings
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BILL
HJRES25-119
they voted YEA
16%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$1.80M
from Securities & Investment
#23
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 255)
8,230
lobbying filings by this sector since 2022
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◈ Ask the Analyst about George Whitesides →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 78/100.