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The fight over S2882-119

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 This bill provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for federal agencies, permanently extends the expanded premium tax credit for purchasing health insurance, provides additional funding for Medicaid and security for federal officials, and extends various expiring progra…

156 lobbying reports name this bill72 organizations

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◈ Which lobbying clients on S2882-119 also show up as donors to its YEA voters?◈ Who traded the sectors S2882-119 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

1FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION8

2AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS4

3AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES4

4UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT4

5AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION4

6NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION4

7ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES CARE & EDUCATION SPECIALISTS (F/K/A AADE)4

8COALITION ON HUMAN NEEDS4

9OCEAN CONSERVANCY4

10AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION4

THE REVOLVING DOOR

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

Kevin Kelly

then: Chief Counsel/Floor Asst, Sec of the Democratic Conference; Chief Clerk/Maj Staff Dir, Senate VA/HUD Approps Subcomm

now for: KBR, INC. F/K/A SGT, INC.

Lauren Lipin

then: Mil Leg Asst/Leg Corresp. Cong. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger

now for: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Jasper Thomson

then: Leg Asst, Cong. Dave Camp

now for: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Jeffrey Regan

then: Leg Asst/Policy Advisor, Leg Aide, Leg Corresp., Staff Assistant - Sen. Christopher Dodd

now for: ACCION OPPORTUNITY FUND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Menda Fife

then: Professional Staff Member - Senate Appropriations Committee; Legislative Assistant - Senators Edward M. Kennedy and Dianne Feinstein and Congresswoman C. Brown; and Legislative Correspondent/Mailroom Supervisor - Senator Tom Harkin

now for: GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Meredith Dodson

then: Senior Director of Public Policy

now for: COALITION ON HUMAN NEEDS

Layla Oghabian

then: Legislative Advocate

now for: ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT ACTION, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES

Devin Bryant

then: Research Assistant for the House Space & Aeronautics Subcommittee; Legislative Affairs Liaison for NASA

now for: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO

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THE MONEY BEHIND THE VOTE

Final passage: 46 YEA / 51 NAY · each side's top donor industries (all-cycles totals to those members)

⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries

1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$91.9M

2. Securities & Investment$48.4M

3. Health Services$47.5M

⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries

1. Securities & Investment$42.7M

2. Lawyers & Lobbyists$35.8M

3. Health Services$24.9M

Dem YEA 44Ind YEA 2Rep NAY 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/continuing-appropriations-and-extensions-and-other-matters-a-s2882-119

The fight over S2882-119

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

156 lobbying reports name this bill72 organizations