H.R. 8718 · 119th Congress · pending
Countering Russia’s Forced Recruitment and Kidnapping in Africa Act
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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
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
Joe Wilson
House · SC District 2 · Republican
$274,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jonathan L. Jackson
House · IL District 1 · Democratic
$189,499PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael R. Turner
House · OH District 10 · Republican
$468,994PAC 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.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Joe Wilson · Sponsor · $5,000
Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$14,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$13,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$12,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$12,000
SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$11,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Joe Wilson · Sponsor · $2,500
Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordNUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$11,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS$10,000
Joe Wilson · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,000
Joe Wilson · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$10,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. (MTSI) LEADERS FOR ENDURING SOLUTIONS$10,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$10,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Joe Wilson · Sponsor · $0
Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor · $0
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Joe Wilson · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL EDUCATION PATTERNS POLITICAL ARM INTL UNION OPERATING ENG LOCAL 18$10,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSOUTHERN COMPANY GAS EMPLOYEES PAC$10,000
Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$8,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$8,500
REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC$8,500
Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$8,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$8,000
Michael R. Turner · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$7,500
CME GROUP INC. PAC$7,500
Jonathan L. Jackson · Cosponsor · $7,500
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.