WAR ROOM · LOBBYING BATTLEGROUND
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affai
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 This bill provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for federal agencies, provides additional funding for security for federal officials, and extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2026 appropriations to federal agencies through the…
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: WASHINGTON COUNTY
Kevin Kelly
then: Chief Counsel/Floor Asst, Sec of the Democratic Conference; Chief Clerk/Maj Staff Dir, Senate VA/HUD Approps Subcomm
now for: SYNOPTIC DATA
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: MOJAVE DESERT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Lauren Lipin
then: Mil Leg Asst/Leg Corresp. Cong. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
now for: KEPLER COMMUNICATIONS US INC.
Christian Kierig
then: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - Legislative Assistant
now for: MARIN WATER
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: MARIN WATER
William Rice
then: Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. David Price Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bud Cramer Legislative Director, Rep. Henry Bonilla Military Legislative Assistant/ Appropriations Associate, Rep. Bill Young.
now for: RAVIAN
THE MONEY BEHIND THE VOTE
Final passage: 279 YEA / 244 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.
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