WAR ROOM · LOBBYING BATTLEGROUND

The fight over S4784-119

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Dep

725 lobbying reports name this bill649 organizationsfavors Defense & Aerospace

◈ Which lobbying clients on S4784-119 also show up as donors to its YEA voters?◈ Who traded the sectors S4784-119 favors within weeks of its votes?

THE LOBBYING SURGE

Federal lobbying reports naming this bill, per quarter · dashed lines = what Congress did, on the same axis

hover a bar for that quarter's top organizations · striped bar = quarter still filling · semiannual filings bucket to the quarter they end in

WHO SHOWED UP

Organizations by reports naming this bill · a report discloses activity, not a position

1GENERAL DYNAMICS6

2MICROSOFT CORPORATION6

3LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION4

4AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION3

5SAP AMERICA, INC.3

6GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION3

7SHIELD AI, INC.3

8FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION2

9BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE2

10CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION2

THE REVOLVING DOOR

Lobbyists on this bill with disclosed former government roles (LDA §4)

Jeffery Green

then: Counsel, House Armed Services Committee

now for: UCORE RARE METALS

Neil Mckiernan

then: Chief of Staff to Joe Courtney, Legislative Assistant to John Larson, Staff Assistant to Linda Sanchez

now for: DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Leland Cogliani

then: Professional Staff of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee; Senior Analyst at the Government Accountability Office.

now for: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Christopher Eddowes

then: Senior Policy Advisor, Congressman Lloyd Smucker

now for: DETERRENCE DEFENSE INC.

Alex Bolton

then: Chief of Staff, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis

now for: GECKO ROBOTICS, INC.

Bobby Cornett

then: Head of Legislative Affairs, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Department of Defense; Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Trent Franks

now for: GECKO ROBOTICS, INC.

Alexis Oberg

then: Policy Aide, Office of Governor Nathan Deal

now for: GECKO ROBOTICS, INC.

Jessica Steffens

then: Professional Staff Member, House Foreign Affairs Committee

now for: L3 HARRIS (FORMERLY L-3 TECHNOLOGIES)

full revolving-door board →

THE MONEY BEHIND THE VOTE

Final passage: 51 YEA / 45 NAY · each side's top donor industries (all-cycles totals to those members)

⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries

1. Securities & Investment$43.1M

2. Lawyers & Lobbyists$36.8M

3. Health Services$25.7M

⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries

1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$86.5M

2. Securities & Investment$47.6M

3. Health Services$44.9M

Dem NAY 42Ind NAY 2Rep NAY 1Rep YEA 51

Dollar figures are each industry's total contributions to those members across all tracked cycles — not money given for this bill. Correlation, not causation.

Sources: Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (lda.gov), FEC campaign finance records, Congress.gov. A lobbying report naming a bill discloses activity on it — filings do not state a position for or against. Share this page: https://www.capitol-trail.com/war-room/an-original-bill-to-authorize-appropriations-for-fiscal-year-s4784-119