S. 5309 · 119th Congress · pending
COWS Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4520)
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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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
Alex Padilla
Senate · CA · Democratic
$177,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Martin Heinrich
Senate · NM · Democratic
$454,670PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 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 COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $3,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$11,000
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$10,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$10,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$9,000
FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.$8,000
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $2,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$8,000
CARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$7,500
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordMARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MARSH PAC)$7,500
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC$7,000
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordCALIFORNIA NATIONS INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC (CNIGA FED PAC)$7,000
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $3,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordCRUX CLIMATE, INC. PAC (CRUX PAC)$7,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$7,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
EMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA PAC (ESCA PAC)$6,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$6,500
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$6,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordWINE INSTITUTE PAC$6,000
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$5,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordAMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)$5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBACPAC$5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION PAC (BE PAC)$5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Martin Heinrich · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDEMOCRATS WIN FUND$5,000
Alex Padilla · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)$5,000
Martin Heinrich · 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.