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August Pfluger (R) is primary sponsor of Oil & Gas bill hjres35-119; Oil & Gas is a top donor industry (19%)
The bill hjres35-119 would nullify an EPA rule requiring the Oil & Gas industry to pay annual charges on methane emissions exceeding specified thresholds. Representative August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced this joint resolution. Oil & Gas comprises 18.9% of Pfluger's identifiable donor base ($0.83M), ranking first among their party's 272 members in donor concentration from this industry.
OIL
Oil & Gas
top donor sector
gave $829K
19% of their funding
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August Pfluger
R-TX · House
sponsored
industry: oil_gas
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BILL
HJRES35-119
their bill
19%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$829K
from Oil & Gas
#1
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 272)
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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 September 7, 2026 · internal signal score 87/100.