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Mike Rounds (R) is primary sponsor of Technology bill s1473-119; Technology is a top donor industry (10%)
The Stop Stealing our Chips Act (s1473-119) establishes a whistleblower incentive program and protections for those reporting violations of U.S. export control laws affecting the technology industry. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced this bill. Technology comprises 10.1% of Rounds's identifiable donor base ($0.39M), ranking fifth among donor industries in his party.
TEC
Technology
top donor sector
gave $394K
10% of their funding
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Mike Rounds
R-SD · Senate
sponsored
industry: technology
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BILL
S1473-119
their bill
10%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$394K
from Technology
#5
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 272)
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◈ Ask the Analyst about Mike Rounds →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 76/100.