H.R. 9979 · 119th Congress · pending
Freedom to Ship Act
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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 2026-07-30 · Referred
The bill, briefly
A source summary has not been retrieved yet. Read the official bill to inspect its provisions.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-14
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
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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
Lauren Boebert
House · CO District 4 · Republican
$99,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheri Biggs
House · SC District 3 · Republican
$293,319PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael Cloud
House · TX District 27 · Republican
$201,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Clay Higgins
House · LA District 3 · Republican
$125,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 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 CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $7,500
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $7,500
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $5,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $5,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $9,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC$20,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$20,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $10,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $5,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$19,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $3,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $3,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $3,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $2,500
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $5,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $5,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$14,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $8,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $3,500
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$13,500
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $3,500
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $5,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC$13,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $10,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $1,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $1,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$11,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $3,500
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $3,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
MAKING A SENSIBLE SHIFT IN ELECTIONS PAC$10,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$10,000
RAPTOR PAC$10,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $8,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $1,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$9,500
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $7,500
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $1,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $6,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $1,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $1,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$7,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordLEAN FORWARD AMERICA$7,000
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $2,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $2,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $1,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordUSA RICE FEDERATION PAC$7,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $1,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $1,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$6,500
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC$6,500
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND$6,000
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $2,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $2,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$5,500
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordMINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)$5,500
Lauren Boebert · Sponsor · $2,500
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $1,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $1,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$5,000
IN THE ARENA PAC$5,000
Sheri Biggs · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$5,000
LOUISIANA RICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.$5,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY PAC$5,000
Michael Cloud · Cosponsor · $5,000
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.