S. 5116 · 119th Congress · pending
MERIT Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest official action 2026-07-23 · 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
The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.
No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
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
Todd Young
Senate · IN · Republican
$715,270PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tim Kaine
Senate · VA · Democratic
$125,658PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tim Scott
Senate · SC · Republican
$205,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Raphael G. Warnock
Senate · GA · Democratic
$76,565PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Kennedy
Senate · LA · Republican
$113,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Andy Kim
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$71,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 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.
IN THE ARENA PAC$15,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $5,000
Tim Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$15,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$12,500
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
Todd Young · Sponsor · $2,500
Tim Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$12,500
Todd Young · Sponsor · $2,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$12,500
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $2,000
Tim Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordALL HANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC$10,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLSTA, INC. PAC$10,000
Tim Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATIONS (NAPEO PAC)$10,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$10,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC)$10,000
SENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION PAC$10,000
SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC)$10,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE GUIDEHOUSE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUIDEHOUSE PAC)$10,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWORKING FOR OHIO$10,000
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BOEHRINGER PAC)$9,500
Todd Young · Sponsor · $3,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tim Scott · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordGILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$9,500
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC)$9,500
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$8,550
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$8,500
Todd Young · Sponsor · $5,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Andy Kim · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$8,000
Todd Young · Sponsor · $3,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$7,500
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$7,500
CENCORA, INC. PAC$7,500
CUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/TRUSTAGE PAC$7,500
Tim Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordGUARDIAN PHARMACY SERVICES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GUARDIAN PAC)$7,500
HERZOG PAC$7,500
RYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC)$7,500
WITH HONOR 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.