H.R. 9617 · 119th Congress · pending
CHARM Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Latest official action 2026-09-16 · Referred
The bill, briefly
The available official summary covers an earlier text version. Open the current source record to inspect the latest provisions.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-07-09
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
Gary J. Palmer
House · AL District 6 · Republican
$475,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Paul Tonko
House · NY District 20 · Democratic
$702,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 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 CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC$17,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$16,000
BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC$12,500
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY PAC (''ASTRO-PAC'')$11,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000
ALABAMA POWER CO EMPLOYEES FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (APC EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC)$10,000
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACIST - PAC$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAVANGRID POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC)$10,000
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC$10,000
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$10,000
PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPOWERPAC OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE$10,000
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('PROTECTIVEPAC')$10,000
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)$10,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE WESTERVELT COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$9,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$9,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$8,000
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$7,500
Paul Tonko · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$7,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$7,500
Gary J. Palmer · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$7,500
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.