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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026; the Departments of Labor…
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)
Mark Kadesh
then: Rep. Harman (1995-1997) - Chief of Staff; Sen. Feinstein (1998-2007) - Legislative Director & Chief of Staff
now for: SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES
Dave Ramey
then: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - Chief of Staff
now for: CIRCINUS, LLC
Christian Kierig
then: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - Legislative Assistant
now for: ALASKA AIRLINES, INC.
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: RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Alyssa Latray
then: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Emily Randall; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester; Intern, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
now for: ODAWI LAW PLLC ON BEHALF OF PRAIRIE BAND POTAWATOMI NATION
Alan Wheat
then: Former Member of Congress
now for: AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
Julie Shroyer
then: Former U.S. House Committee staff
now for: FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCING ALCOHOL RESPONSIBILITY (RESPONSIBILITY.ORG)
Amy Jensen
then: Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs; Assistant to the Speaker for Policy; Legislative Assistant; Policy Analyst
now for: CARIS SCIENCE INC
THE MONEY BEHIND THE VOTE
Final passage: 285 YEA / 240 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/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026-hr7148-119