S. 5470 · 119th Congress · pending
Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Latest official action 2026-09-23 · 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
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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
Christopher Murphy
Senate · CT · Democratic
-$16,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tim Kaine
Senate · VA · Democratic
$125,658PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Alex Padilla
Senate · CA · Democratic
$177,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen
Senate · MD · Democratic
$78,750PAC 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.
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$10,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$10,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$10,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC)$10,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$9,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$8,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $2,500
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$7,500
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$7,500
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY, INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC$7,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$6,500
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$5,500
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BOEHRINGER PAC)$5,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCENCORA, INC. PAC$5,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDEMOCRATS WIN FUND$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIONQ, INC. PAC$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON CONTROLS INC. PAC$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordKBR, INC. PAC$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Christopher Murphy · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordQUALCOMM INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (QPAC)$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordRELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSODEXO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSTRIPE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,500
PERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC')$4,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,000
FOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.$4,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,000
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$4,000
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$4,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,700
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $2,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$3,500
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LIVE NATION PAC)$3,500
Alex Padilla · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$3,000
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.