S. 111 · 118th Congress · enacted
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023
Became Public Law No: 118-9.
Latest official action 2023-07-25 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 202 3 This act requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.
Congressional Research Service · 2023-07-25
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.
No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
James Lankford
Senate · OK · Republican
$375,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ron Johnson
Senate · WI · Republican
$49,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James E. Risch
Senate · ID · Republican
$1,137,421PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gary C. Peters
Senate · MI · Democratic
-$186,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NORPAC$18,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $18,000
Official PAC recordDAKOTA PAC$15,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$15,000
James Lankford · Sponsor · $5,000
Ron Johnson · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$10,000
James Lankford · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$10,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,000
James Lankford · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFIGHT ON PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFLORIDA LEADS$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEARTLAND VALUES PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLETS GET TO WORK PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMAKING A RESPONSIBLE STAND FOR HOUSEHOLDS IN AMERICA PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR PAC$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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