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H.R. 10575 · 119th Congress · pending

Deterring Extraterritorial Foreign Exploitation of Networks Damaging Intellectual Property (DEFEND IP) Act of 2026

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest official action 2026-09-24 · Referred

The bill, briefly

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-14

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.

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC.

Registrant: DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$100,000

Total organization expenses, all reported topics

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

General discussions around intellectual property protections. H.R.10575 & S.5529; DEFEND IP Act; provisions related to combating foreign piracy.

Lobbyists named: MIKE STOEVER

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

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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

Zoe Lofgren

House · CA District 18 · Democratic

$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Ben Cline

House · VA District 6 · Republican

$640,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026

1 of 1 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.

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$17,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $7,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $5,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$14,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $4,000

Official PAC record
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $3,500

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$12,500

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $2,500

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC$11,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $5,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$11,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $7,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $4,000

Official PAC record
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $0

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
LA BAMBA PAC$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $5,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$10,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$9,500

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $9,500

Official PAC record
MAINSTREAM PAC$9,000

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $9,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $6,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $5,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $3,500

Official PAC record
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $8,000

Official PAC record
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$8,000

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $8,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$7,500

Ben Cline · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

Zoe Lofgren · Sponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

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