WAR ROOM · LOBBYING BATTLEGROUND
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriation
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to commerce, law enforcement, science, energy and water development, public lands, and the environment. Spe…
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
THE REVOLVING DOOR
Lobbyists on this bill with disclosed former government roles (LDA §4)
Camille Bianchini
then: Intern for Senator Hatch (January 2016-April 2016)
now for: ESTUARY DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS LLC
Andrew Quinn
then: SA, LA - Rep. Hoyer
now for: TOURO UNIVERSITY
Dave Ramey
then: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - Chief of Staff
now for: MARIN WATER
Christian Kierig
then: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - Legislative Assistant
now for: BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Elizabeth Foley
then: LA - Rep. McCollum
now for: HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
Mark Kadesh
then: Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - Chief of Staff; Sen. Feinstein (1998-2007) - Legislative Director & Chief of Staff
now for: MOJAVE DESERT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Ben Miller
then: Rep. George Miller (2003-2012) - Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. Huffman (2013-2020) - Chief of Staff
now for: SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES
Brandon Rea
then: LI - Rep. Cuellar
now for: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
THE MONEY BEHIND THE VOTE
Final passage: 473 YEA / 43 NAY · each side's top donor industries (all-cycles totals to those members)
⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries
⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries
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/commerce-justice-science-energy-and-water-development-and-in-hr6938-119