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John Kennedy (R) sponsored sjres13-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 5932 active lobbying filings
SJres13-119 would overturn a Treasury Department rule that removed automatic approvals for bank mergers and discontinued streamlined application forms for Commercial Banks. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) is the primary sponsor of this joint resolution. Commercial Banks represent 15.5% of Kennedy's identifiable donor base ($8.25M, ranking #3 in his party), and Commercial Banks companies filed 5,932 lobbying reports since 2022 on issues related to this legislation.
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Commercial Banks
donor sector
gave $8.25M
15% of their funding
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John Kennedy
R-LA · Senate
sponsored
5,932 sector filings
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BILL
SJRES13-119
their bill
15%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$8.25M
from Commercial Banks
#3
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 273)
5,932
lobbying filings by this sector since 2022
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◈ Ask the Analyst about John Kennedy →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 27, 2026 · internal signal score 94/100.