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John Kennedy (R) sponsored sjres13-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (15%) with 8229 active lobbying filings
Senator John Kennedy is the primary sponsor of sjres13-119, which would nullify Treasury Department rules that removed automatic approvals and streamlined forms for Commercial Banks merger applications. Kennedy is sponsoring this joint resolution of disapproval. Commercial Banks represent 15.4% of Kennedy's identifiable donor base ($8.23M, ranking fourth among donor industries in his party), and Commercial Banks companies filed 8,229 lobbying reports since 2022 on issues related to this legislation.
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Commercial Banks
donor sector
gave $8.23M
15% of their funding
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John Kennedy
R-LA · Senate
sponsored
8,229 sector filings
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BILL
SJRES13-119
their bill
15%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$8.23M
from Commercial Banks
#4
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 273)
8,229
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 September 15, 2026 · internal signal score 93/100.