H.R. 9889 · 119th Congress · pending
PILOT Act
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Latest official action 2026-07-22 · 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
George Whitesides
House · CA District 27 · Democratic
$583,816PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jay Obernolte
House · CA District 23 · Republican
$961,018PAC 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.
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$15,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$14,500
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)$12,500
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$12,500
NO LABELS PAC$12,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$11,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$11,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$11,000
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)$11,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC)$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COGNIZANT PAC)$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
FAIR SHOT PAC$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPAC TO THE FUTURE$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
George Whitesides · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$10,000
PG&E CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ENERGYPAC$9,870
Jay Obernolte · Cosponsor · $9,870
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.