S. 5281 · 119th Congress · pending
Consumer Advocacy and Protection Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Latest official action 2026-08-06 · Referred
The bill, briefly
A source summary has not been retrieved yet. Read the official bill to inspect its provisions.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-10-15
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.
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
Peter Welch
Senate · VT · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ben Ray Luján
Senate · NM · Democratic
$1,879,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian Schatz
Senate · HI · Democratic
$427,197PAC receipts · 2025–2026
4 of 4 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.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$24,000
Peter Welch · Sponsor · $2,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $9,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$20,250
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $7,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,450
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $2,750
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$20,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$20,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$20,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$20,000
GIDDY UP PAC$20,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$20,000
HAWAII PAC$20,000
HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$20,000
HOOPS PAC$20,000
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC$20,000
IN OUR HANDS$20,000
LOBO PAC$20,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$20,000
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$20,000
NUTMEG PAC$20,000
OCEANS PAC$20,000
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC$20,000
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$20,000
PERIMETER PAC$20,000
PINEAPPLE PAC$20,000
PURPOSE PAC$20,000
REV UP PAC$20,000
VICTORY NOW PAC$20,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
ALSOPAC$17,500
DEFEND THE DREAM$17,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$17,500
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,500
Peter Welch · Sponsor · $4,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $1,500
Brian Schatz · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordALL FOR OUR COUNTRY LEADERSHIP PAC$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$15,000
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$15,000
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$15,000
M-PAC$15,000
MOTOR CITY PAC$15,000
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.