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The fight over HR1968-119

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.  Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2025. It is known as a continuing res…

1,400 lobbying reports name this bill762 organizations

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THE LOBBYING SURGE

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

⚠ chart still assembling — 44% of this bill's 1,400 reports are dated so far; bars grow as filing periods are extracted

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WHO SHOWED UP

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

1AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION10

2FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION9

3NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE8

4LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP8

5OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.7

6THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM7

7AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS7

8STARKEY LABORATORIES, INC.7

9NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES7

10CROPLIFE AMERICA7

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: MOJAVE DESERT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Christian Kierig

then: Sen. Feinstein (1995-2001) - Legislative Assistant

now for: RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO

Dave Ramey

then: Rep. Ken Calvert (1993 - October 2016) - Chief of Staff

now for: RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO

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: METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Camille Bianchini

then: Intern for Senator Hatch (January 2016-April 2016)

now for: WASHINGTON COUNTY

Carlos Jackson

then: Legislative Assistant; House Member Office (Rep. Gwen Moore), Executive Assistant, Special Projects Coordinator, House Member Office (Kleczka)

now for: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Christopher Caron

then: LD, Senior Policy Advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4)

now for: THE KNUDSEN INSTITUTE

Thomas Shipman

then: Maj Staff Dir Senate Ag Cmte, Dep Und Sec Farm; Foreign Ag; LA Senate Member Office (Cochran); Senate Approps Cmte

now for: C SPIRE

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THE MONEY BEHIND THE VOTE

Final passage: 267 YEA / 253 NAY · each side's top donor industries (all-cycles totals to those members)

⬆ YEA voters — top donor industries

1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$113.9M

2. Securities & Investment$105.3M

3. Health Services$88.7M

⬇ NAY voters — top donor industries

1. Lawyers & Lobbyists$247.4M

2. Securities & Investment$150.6M

3. Health Services$136.1M

Dem YEA 2Dem NAY 250Ind YEA 2Ind NAY 1Rep NAY 2Rep YEA 263

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/full-year-continuing-appropriations-and-extensions-act-2025-hr1968-119

The fight over HR1968-119

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

1,400 lobbying reports name this bill762 organizations