H.R. 4795 · 119th Congress · pending
Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest official action 2026-09-14 · Referred
The bill, briefly
The available official summary covers an earlier text version. Open the current source record to inspect the latest provisions.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-08-27
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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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
Virginia Foxx
House · NC District 5 · Republican
$461,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Josh Gottheimer
House · NJ District 5 · Democratic
$1,064,524PAC 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 ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$75,718
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$17,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$16,000
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)$16,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$15,000
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$15,000
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)$13,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$12,500
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$12,500
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC)$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$12,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$12,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$10,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
Virginia Foxx · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBARCLAYS GROUP US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IPSEN EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.