H.R. 8468 · 119th Congress · pending
Protecting American Railroad Workers’ Jobs Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Latest official action 2026-04-23 · Referred
The bill, briefly
A source summary has not been retrieved yet. Read the official bill to inspect its provisions.
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.
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
Chris Pappas
House · NH District 1 · Democratic
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lance Gooden
House · TX District 5 · Republican
$670,823PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Wesley Hunt
House · TX District 38 · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gabe Vasquez
House · NM District 2 · Democratic
$953,454PAC 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.
GOODEN VICTORY FUND$116,206
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $116,206
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
START RISING PAC$15,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$14,500
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$13,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$13,000
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$12,500
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$12,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$11,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$11,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND$10,000
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHC BOLD PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC$10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGROWING OUR OWN DYNAMIC ECONOMY NOW$10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PAC$10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOBO PAC$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Gabe Vasquez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Lance Gooden · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$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.