H.R. 8559 · 119th Congress · pending
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 to prohibit certain institutions of higher education from receiving research and development awards, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Latest official action 2026-04-28 · 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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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
Elise M. Stefanik
House · NY District 21 · Republican
$245,744PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Josh Gottheimer
House · NJ District 5 · Democratic
$1,064,524PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
W. Gregory Steube
House · FL District 17 · Republican
$622,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 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$80,712
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $4,994
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $70,724
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$19,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$17,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$17,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $5,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $7,500
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$17,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $1,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $5,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$15,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $5,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $2,500
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$15,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $5,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$13,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$12,500
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)$12,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
FINSECA PAC$11,500
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)$11,500
AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC$11,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $2,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $5,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $2,500
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordALLY 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 CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$10,000
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $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 recordBOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $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 recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$10,000
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFIGHT ON PAC$10,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEWELL PAC)$10,000
W. Gregory Steube · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOW$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.