H.R. 8697 · 119th Congress · pending
Guard the Skies Act
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Latest official action 2026-05-07 · Referred
The bill, briefly
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Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-14
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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
Josh Gottheimer
House · NJ District 5 · Democratic
$1,064,524PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elijah Crane
House · AZ District 2 · Republican
$65,147PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH District 9 · Democratic
$1,111,770PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael Baumgartner
House · WA District 5 · Republican
$392,394PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chrissy Houlahan
House · PA District 6 · Democratic
$549,718PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elise M. Stefanik
House · NY District 21 · Republican
$245,744PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Burgess Owens
House · UT District 4 · Republican
$130,660PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Quigley
House · IL District 5 · Democratic
$555,948PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John H. Rutherford
House · FL District 5 · Republican
$522,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael Guest
House · MS District 3 · Republican
$391,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
10 of 10 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$91,194
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $70,724
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $9,494
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · -$5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $4,994
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · -$6
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,994
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$60,000
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $2,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Elijah Crane · Cosponsor · $3,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $1,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$50,000
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $2,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $2,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $8,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$46,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $3,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $9,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $1,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$42,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$40,500
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $2,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$40,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $2,500
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,500
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$36,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $6,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$35,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $7,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $3,500
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$35,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $4,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $8,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$34,000
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $2,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$30,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Elijah Crane · Cosponsor · $3,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $3,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $5,500
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $4,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $6,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$27,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $5,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$27,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$27,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $10,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$27,000
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $4,500
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $1,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $2,500
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $2,500
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $6,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$25,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$25,000
Elijah Crane · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $10,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$25,000
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $1,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $4,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $7,500
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$25,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$23,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $3,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $3,500
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,500
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $8,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$23,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$23,000
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $3,500
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $1,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordRAPTOR PAC$23,000
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $5,000
Elijah Crane · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Elise M. Stefanik · Cosponsor · $5,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $5,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $2,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$23,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $4,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$22,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $3,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$21,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $12,000
Burgess Owens · Cosponsor · $4,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $5,500
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC$21,000
Michael T. McCaul · Sponsor · $1,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $6,000
John H. Rutherford · Cosponsor · $4,000
Michael Guest · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$20,500
Josh Gottheimer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chrissy Houlahan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Quigley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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