H.R. 8253 · 119th Congress · pending
BITMAP Authorization Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Latest official action 2026-04-14 · 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
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
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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
Michael T. McCaul
House · TX District 10 · Republican
$80,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Henry Cuellar
House · TX District 28 · Democratic
$728,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maria Elvira Salazar
House · FL District 27 · Republican
$540,855PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joe Wilson
House · SC District 2 · Republican
$274,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 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$36,788
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $21,800
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $4,994
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $2,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC$20,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $20,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$20,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$20,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$18,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $3,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$17,500
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $2,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
A NEW NATION PAC$15,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$15,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$14,400
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$13,500
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $2,500
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $8,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $5,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $6,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $4,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC$12,000
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$11,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$11,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $7,500
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS$10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELIVERS PAC$10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC$10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST$10,000
Maria Elvira Salazar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TANK TRUCK CARRIERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Joe Wilson · 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?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.