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S. 5529 · 119th Congress · pending

DEFEND IP Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Latest official action 2026-09-24 · Referred

The bill, briefly

A source summary has not been retrieved yet. Read the official bill to inspect its provisions.

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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.

DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC.

Registrant: DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$100,000

Total organization expenses, all reported topics

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

General discussions around intellectual property protections. H.R.10575 & S.5529; DEFEND IP Act; provisions related to combating foreign piracy.

Lobbyists named: MIKE STOEVER

Congress inferred from reporting year; verify the bill reference in the source.

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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

Thom Tillis

Senate · NC · Republican

$950,975PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Christopher A. Coons

Senate · DE · Democratic

$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Marsha Blackburn

Senate · TN · Republican

$130,120PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Adam B. Schiff

Senate · CA · Democratic

$55,400PAC 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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$15,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$15,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$15,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$15,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $4,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
U.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $4,500

Official PAC record
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$14,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,000

Official PAC record
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$14,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $1,500

Official PAC record
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$12,500

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC$12,500

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $2,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND II$12,500

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
COUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)$11,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND$11,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
ALSOPAC$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $2,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
BLUE WAVE PROJECT$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
BMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
COMMON GROUND PAC$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $5,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
DEFEND THE DREAM$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000

Thom Tillis · Sponsor · $2,500

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000

Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$10,000

Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record

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.