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What the money bought: 46 votes, industry by industry

The roll calls each industry cared about most since 2021, read against the money. For every vote we split Congress into members who took at least $10K from that industry (PAC checks plus super PAC support, across every run since 2020) and members who took less, and ask how often each group voted the industry's way.

Took the money, voted their way

63%

8,175 of 13,001 funded votes went the industry's way

Took little or nothing

41%

2,987 of 7,228 unfunded votes

Money on the winning side of the vote

67%

$2.38B went to members who voted with the industry, $1.17B to those who defied it

Across 60 roll calls, members who took an industry's money voted with it 22 points more often than members who did not. Money follows friends as much as it makes them, so this is correlation, not proof of a purchase. The individual votes below are where it gets specific.

Where the money shows most

The votes with the widest gap between members who took the industry's money and members who did not.

Industry

Wall Street and hedge funds

Hedge funds, private equity, banks and investors. $428M traced in 2022.
One Big Beautiful Bill

The 2025 tax-and-spending law: extended the 2017 tax cuts, rolled back the clean-energy credits, mandated new oil and gas leasing, cut the CFPB's budget and cut Medicaid. Passed 218–214 and 51–50. One picture →

Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea

Senate · Jul 1, 2025 · 50–50 · Bill Passed

Took $10K+
56% of 90
Took less
0% of 10

Members who voted Wall Street and hedge funds's way averaged $604K from it; those who defied it averaged $312K.

House · Jul 3, 2025 · 218–214 · Passed

Took $10K+
52% of 390
Took less
40% of 42

Members who voted Wall Street and hedge funds's way averaged $223K from it; those who defied it averaged $187K.

Loosen bank merger reviews

Overturned the Comptroller's 2024 rule that gave regulators more scrutiny over bank mergers. One picture →

Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea

Senate · May 7, 2025 · 52–47 · Joint Resolution Passed

Took $10K+
58% of 89
Took less
0% of 10

Members who voted Wall Street and hedge funds's way averaged $614K from it; those who defied it averaged $290K.

House · May 20, 2025 · 220–207 · Passed

Took $10K+
53% of 386
Took less
41% of 41

Members who voted Wall Street and hedge funds's way averaged $225K from it; those who defied it averaged $183K.

Kill the $5 overdraft fee cap

Overturned the consumer bureau's rule capping big banks' overdraft fees at $5. The banking lobby's first win of 2025. One picture →

Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea

Senate · Mar 27, 2025 · 52–48 · Joint Resolution Passed

Took $10K+
58% of 90
Took less
0% of 10

Members who voted Wall Street and hedge funds's way averaged $618K from it; those who defied it averaged $284K.

House · Apr 9, 2025 · 217–211 · Passed

Took $10K+
52% of 386
Took less
40% of 42

Members who voted Wall Street and hedge funds's way averaged $223K from it; those who defied it averaged $181K.

Inflation Reduction Act

Let Medicare negotiate drug prices, put a fee on methane leaks, poured $370bn into clean energy and added a 15% corporate minimum tax and a tax on stock buybacks. Drug makers, oil and Wall Street all opposed it. One picture →

Wall Street and hedge funds wanted nay

Senate · Aug 7, 2022 · 50–50 · Bill Passed

Took $10K+
56% of 77
Took less
30% of 23

Members who voted Wall Street and hedge funds's way averaged $419K from it; those who defied it averaged $268K.

House · Aug 12, 2022 · 220–207 · Passed

Took $10K+
51% of 368
Took less
32% of 59

Members who voted Wall Street and hedge funds's way averaged $227K from it; those who defied it averaged $190K.

Industry

Agriculture, food and retail

Farming, food companies, restaurants and big retail. $140M traced in 2022.
Year-round E15 ethanol

Let gas stations sell 15% ethanol blends all year. Corn growers and ethanol makers for, refiners against. One picture →

Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea

House · May 13, 2026 · 218–203 · Passed

Took $10K+
53% of 401
Took less
20% of 20

Members who voted Agriculture, food and retail's way averaged $268K from it; those who defied it averaged $163K.

2026 farm bill

The House's farm bill: higher crop reference prices and subsidies, paid for in part with SNAP changes. Passed 224–200 in April 2026. One picture →

Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea

House · Apr 30, 2026 · 224–200 · Passed

Took $10K+
54% of 404
Took less
25% of 20

Members who voted Agriculture, food and retail's way averaged $268K from it; those who defied it averaged $158K.

Industry

Tech and AI

Big Tech, AI labs, their founders and venture capital. $115M traced in 2022.
Strip the 10-year ban on state AI laws

The One Big Beautiful Bill would have barred states from regulating AI for a decade, a top ask of the AI industry. The Senate stripped it 99–1. One picture →

Tech and AI wanted nay

Senate · Jul 1, 2025 · 99–1 · Amendment Agreed to

Took $10K+
1% of 84
Took less
0% of 16

Members who voted Tech and AI's way averaged $446K from it; those who defied it averaged $163K.

Fund antitrust enforcement with merger fees

Raised filing fees on the biggest mergers to pay for antitrust enforcement and let states pick the court for antitrust suits. Big Tech lobbied against it. One picture →

Tech and AI wanted nay

House · Sep 29, 2022 · 242–184 · Passed

Took $10K+
46% of 349
Took less
30% of 77

Members who voted Tech and AI's way averaged $102K from it; those who defied it averaged $74K.

Industry

Labor unions

Union political funds and their members' money. $86M traced in 2022.
Faster Labor Contracts Act

Set deadlines for a first contract after workers vote to unionise, with binding arbitration if talks stall. Passed the House in June 2026. One picture →

Labor unions wanted yea

House · Jun 9, 2026 · 230–193 · Passed

Took $10K+
57% of 403
Took less
0% of 20

Members who voted Labor unions's way averaged $523K from it; those who defied it averaged $82K.

Restore federal workers' union rights

Reversed the 2025 executive order that stripped collective bargaining from most federal employees. Forced to the floor by a discharge petition and passed 231–195. One picture →

Labor unions wanted yea

House · Dec 11, 2025 · 231–195 · Passed

Took $10K+
57% of 405
Took less
0% of 21

Members who voted Labor unions's way averaged $524K from it; those who defied it averaged $77K.

Kill the NLRB joint-employer rule

Overturned the labor board's rule making franchisors and contractors responsible for workers they indirectly control. Business groups' top ask; unions fought it. Vetoed. One picture →

Labor unions wanted nay

House · Jan 12, 2024 · 206–177 · Passed

Took $10K+
48% of 366
Took less
0% of 17

Members who voted Labor unions's way averaged $548K from it; those who defied it averaged $131K.

Senate · Apr 10, 2024 · 50–48 · Joint Resolution Passed

Took $10K+
51% of 87
Took less
30% of 10

Members who voted Labor unions's way averaged $403K from it; those who defied it averaged $44K.

PRO Act

The biggest expansion of union rights since the 1930s: overrode right-to-work laws and penalised employers who interfere with organising. Passed the House, died in the Senate. One picture →

Labor unions wanted yea

House · Mar 9, 2021 · 225–206 · Passed

Took $10K+
55% of 407
Took less
0% of 24

Members who voted Labor unions's way averaged $502K from it; those who defied it averaged $102K.

Industry

Real estate and construction

Developers, builders, realtors and building suppliers. $83M traced in 2022.
Affordable HOMES Act

Loosened federal housing rules and zoning incentives to spur building. Backed by builders and realtors, passed 263–147 in January 2026. One picture →

Real estate and construction wanted yea

House · Jan 9, 2026 · 263–147 · Passed

Took $10K+
65% of 397
Took less
23% of 13

Members who voted Real estate and construction's way averaged $110K from it; those who defied it averaged $63K.

Industry

Oil, gas and coal

Producers, pipelines, refiners and the Koch network. $75M traced in 2022.
Year-round E15 ethanol

Let gas stations sell 15% ethanol blends all year. Corn growers and ethanol makers for, refiners against. One picture →

Oil, gas and coal wanted nay

House · May 13, 2026 · 218–203 · Passed

Took $10K+
37% of 261
Took less
66% of 160

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $52K from it; those who defied it averaged $93K.

Open the Arctic refuge to drilling

Overturned the Interior Department's decision limiting oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. One picture →

Oil, gas and coal wanted yea

House · Nov 18, 2025 · 217–209 · Passed

Took $10K+
74% of 263
Took less
14% of 163

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $127K from it; those who defied it averaged $19K.

Senate · Dec 4, 2025 · 49–45 · Joint Resolution Passed

Took $10K+
75% of 64
Took less
3% of 30

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $537K from it; those who defied it averaged $13K.

One Big Beautiful Bill

The 2025 tax-and-spending law: extended the 2017 tax cuts, rolled back the clean-energy credits, mandated new oil and gas leasing, cut the CFPB's budget and cut Medicaid. Passed 218–214 and 51–50. One picture →

Oil, gas and coal wanted yea

Senate · Jul 1, 2025 · 50–50 · Bill Passed

Took $10K+
73% of 67
Took less
3% of 33

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $500K from it; those who defied it averaged $46K.

House · Jul 3, 2025 · 218–214 · Passed

Took $10K+
73% of 268
Took less
13% of 164

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $123K from it; those who defied it averaged $24K.

Kill California's gas-car phase-out

Revoked the EPA waiver that let California ban new gas-powered cars by 2035, which a dozen states follow. Oil and car dealers lobbied hard for it. One picture →

Oil, gas and coal wanted yea

House · May 1, 2025 · 246–164 · Passed

Took $10K+
83% of 255
Took less
23% of 155

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $109K from it; those who defied it averaged $17K.

Senate · May 22, 2025 · 51–44 · Joint Resolution Passed

Took $10K+
78% of 63
Took less
6% of 32

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $444K from it; those who defied it averaged $8K.

Repeal the methane fee

Overturned the EPA rule implementing the Inflation Reduction Act's charge on methane leaks from oil and gas operations. Signed in March 2025. One picture →

Oil, gas and coal wanted yea

House · Feb 26, 2025 · 220–206 · Passed

Took $10K+
75% of 265
Took less
13% of 161

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $124K from it; those who defied it averaged $20K.

Senate · Feb 27, 2025 · 52–47 · Joint Resolution Passed

Took $10K+
77% of 66
Took less
3% of 33

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $515K from it; those who defied it averaged $8K.

Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1)

The House Republicans' flagship: faster permits, more leasing, repeal of the methane fee and limits on the president's power to block pipelines. One picture →

Oil, gas and coal wanted yea

House · Mar 30, 2023 · 225–204 · Passed

Took $10K+
74% of 274
Took less
14% of 155

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $122K from it; those who defied it averaged $21K.

Tie the oil reserve to new drilling leases

Barred releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless the government opened more federal land to oil and gas leasing. The new House majority's first energy bill. One picture →

Oil, gas and coal wanted yea

House · Jan 27, 2023 · 221–205 · Passed

Took $10K+
74% of 270
Took less
13% of 156

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $119K from it; those who defied it averaged $24K.

Inflation Reduction Act

Let Medicare negotiate drug prices, put a fee on methane leaks, poured $370bn into clean energy and added a 15% corporate minimum tax and a tax on stock buybacks. Drug makers, oil and Wall Street all opposed it. One picture →

Oil, gas and coal wanted nay

Senate · Aug 7, 2022 · 50–50 · Bill Passed

Took $10K+
74% of 57
Took less
19% of 43

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $240K from it; those who defied it averaged $7K.

House · Aug 12, 2022 · 220–207 · Passed

Took $10K+
71% of 266
Took less
11% of 161

Members who voted Oil, gas and coal's way averaged $128K from it; those who defied it averaged $24K.

Industry

Crypto

Exchanges, token issuers and the venture funds behind them. $63M traced in 2022.
GENIUS Act: stablecoins go legal

The first federal framework for dollar-pegged stablecoins, written with heavy industry input. Signed into law in July 2025. One picture →

Crypto wanted yea

Senate · Jun 17, 2025 · 68–30 · Bill Passed

Took $10K+
95% of 20
Took less
63% of 78

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $1.4M from it; those who defied it averaged $4K.

House · Jul 17, 2025 · 308–122 · Passed

Took $10K+
97% of 66
Took less
67% of 364

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $124K from it; those who defied it averaged $2K.

CLARITY Act: FIT21, second try

The 119th Congress's market-structure bill, again handing most of the industry to the CFTC. Passed the House in July 2025. One picture →

Crypto wanted yea

House · Jul 17, 2025 · 294–134 · Passed

Took $10K+
94% of 66
Took less
64% of 362

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $129K from it; those who defied it averaged $5K.

Ban officials from profiting off crypto

Senator Merkley's amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill to stop the president, vice president and members of Congress from issuing or promoting crypto assets. Rejected 47–53. One picture →

Crypto wanted nay

Senate · Jun 30, 2025 · 47–53 · Motion Rejected

Took $10K+
52% of 21
Took less
53% of 79

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $1.5M from it; those who defied it averaged $399K.

Kill the IRS DeFi broker reporting rule

Overturned an IRS rule that would have made decentralised crypto platforms report their users' sales. Signed by President Trump in April 2025. One picture →

Crypto wanted yea

House · Mar 11, 2025 · 292–132 · Passed

Took $10K+
94% of 64
Took less
64% of 360

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $122K from it; those who defied it averaged $5K.

Senate · Mar 26, 2025 · 70–28 · Joint Resolution Passed

Took $10K+
85% of 20
Took less
68% of 78

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $1.3M from it; those who defied it averaged $9K.

FIT21: crypto's own rulebook

The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act moved most crypto oversight from the SEC to the lighter-touch CFTC. The industry's top ask of the 118th Congress. One picture →

Crypto wanted yea

House · May 22, 2024 · 279–136 · Passed

Took $10K+
95% of 56
Took less
63% of 359

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $207K from it; those who defied it averaged $2K.

Repeal SAB 121 so banks can hold crypto

A resolution to overturn the SEC accounting rule that made it costly for banks to custody crypto. Passed both chambers, vetoed by President Biden. One picture →

Crypto wanted yea

House · May 8, 2024 · 228–182 · Passed

Took $10K+
67% of 57
Took less
54% of 353

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $209K from it; those who defied it averaged $62K.

Senate · May 16, 2024 · 60–38 · Joint Resolution Passed

Took $10K+
56% of 16
Took less
63% of 81

Members who voted Crypto's way averaged $28K from it; those who defied it averaged $19K.

Industry

Pharma and health care

Drug makers, insurers, hospitals and doctors. $59M traced in 2022.
Most-favoured-nation drug prices

A 2026 budget motion to peg US drug prices to what other rich countries pay. Tied 49–49, so it failed. One picture →

Pharma and health care wanted nay

Senate · Apr 23, 2026 · 49–49 · Motion Rejected

Took $10K+
52% of 92
Took less
0% of 5

Members who voted Pharma and health care's way averaged $192K from it; those who defied it averaged $171K.

Cut Medicare drug prices in half

Senator Sanders' amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill to cut Medicare drug prices by half and add dental, vision and hearing. Rejected 47–53. One picture →

Pharma and health care wanted nay

Senate · Jul 1, 2025 · 47–53 · Amendment Rejected

Took $10K+
56% of 95
Took less
0% of 5

Members who voted Pharma and health care's way averaged $197K from it; those who defied it averaged $174K.

Ban cost-per-life-year drug pricing

Barred federal programmes from using quality-adjusted life years to decide what a drug is worth, which drug makers see as the gateway to price controls. Passed 211–208. One picture →

Pharma and health care wanted yea

House · Feb 7, 2024 · 211–208 · Passed

Took $10K+
51% of 386
Took less
45% of 33

Members who voted Pharma and health care's way averaged $203K from it; those who defied it averaged $223K.

Inflation Reduction Act

Let Medicare negotiate drug prices, put a fee on methane leaks, poured $370bn into clean energy and added a 15% corporate minimum tax and a tax on stock buybacks. Drug makers, oil and Wall Street all opposed it. One picture →

Pharma and health care wanted nay

Senate · Aug 7, 2022 · 50–50 · Bill Passed

Took $10K+
54% of 80
Took less
35% of 20

Members who voted Pharma and health care's way averaged $173K from it; those who defied it averaged $147K.

House · Aug 12, 2022 · 220–207 · Passed

Took $10K+
49% of 390
Took less
43% of 37

Members who voted Pharma and health care's way averaged $215K from it; those who defied it averaged $213K.

Cap insulin at $35 for everyone

Capped out-of-pocket insulin costs at $35 a month in private plans as well as Medicare. Passed the House 232–193; the Senate only kept the Medicare cap. One picture →

Pharma and health care wanted nay

House · Mar 31, 2022 · 232–193 · Passed

Took $10K+
46% of 389
Took less
39% of 36

Members who voted Pharma and health care's way averaged $207K from it; those who defied it averaged $219K.

Industry

Defense contractors

Weapons makers and aerospace. $17M traced in 2022.
FY2027 defense bill, passed by four votes

The House's fiscal 2027 Pentagon authorisation, passed 216–212 in July 2026. One picture →

Defense contractors wanted yea

House · Jul 22, 2026 · 216–212 · Passed

Took $10K+
56% of 310
Took less
36% of 118

Members who voted Defense contractors's way averaged $63K from it; those who defied it averaged $52K.

FY2026 defense bill

The House's fiscal 2026 Pentagon authorisation. One picture →

Defense contractors wanted yea

House · Sep 10, 2025 · 231–196 · Passed

Took $10K+
60% of 310
Took less
39% of 117

Members who voted Defense contractors's way averaged $62K from it; those who defied it averaged $52K.

$61bn for Ukraine

The April 2024 Ukraine package, most of it spent with US weapons makers to replace what was sent. One picture →

Defense contractors wanted yea

House · Apr 20, 2024 · 311–112 · Passed

Took $10K+
74% of 315
Took less
73% of 108

Members who voted Defense contractors's way averaged $69K from it; those who defied it averaged $42K.

FY2024 defense bill: $886bn

The annual Pentagon authorisation, final conference report. One picture →

Defense contractors wanted yea

Senate · Dec 13, 2023 · 87–13 · Conference Report Agreed to

Took $10K+
97% of 64
Took less
69% of 35

Members who voted Defense contractors's way averaged $39K from it; those who defied it averaged $7K.

House · Dec 14, 2023 · 310–118 · Passed

Took $10K+
81% of 317
Took less
48% of 111

Members who voted Defense contractors's way averaged $77K from it; those who defied it averaged $22K.

Industry

Pro-Israel groups

AIPAC, its super PAC and allied groups. $16M traced in 2022.
Block arms to Israel (Apr 2026)

The April 2026 resolution of disapproval of a foreign military sale to Israel. Rejected 40–59, the closest such vote yet. One picture →

Pro-Israel groups wanted nay

Senate · Apr 15, 2026 · 40–59 · Motion to Discharge Rejected

Took $10K+
70% of 60
Took less
42% of 38

Members who voted Pro-Israel groups's way averaged $26K from it; those who defied it averaged $17K.

Block bombs and rifles to Israel (Jul 2025)

A second Sanders attempt, this time against assault rifles and guided bombs. Rejected 24–73, but 24 is the most Democrats have ever voted to withhold arms from Israel. One picture →

Pro-Israel groups wanted nay

Senate · Jul 30, 2025 · 24–73 · Motion to Discharge Rejected

Took $10K+
86% of 58
Took less
59% of 39

Members who voted Pro-Israel groups's way averaged $23K from it; those who defied it averaged $18K.

Block tank rounds to Israel (Sanders, Nov 2024)

Senator Sanders' resolution to stop a $774m sale of tank rounds over the war in Gaza. The motion to discharge was rejected 18–79. One picture →

Pro-Israel groups wanted nay

Senate · Nov 20, 2024 · 18–79 · Motion to Discharge Rejected

Took $10K+
94% of 52
Took less
65% of 43

Members who voted Pro-Israel groups's way averaged $26K from it; those who defied it averaged $8K.

Force the delivery of paused bombs to Israel

After President Biden paused a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs, the House voted to compel delivery and cut Pentagon officials' pay until it happened. One picture →

Pro-Israel groups wanted yea

House · May 16, 2024 · 224–187 · Passed

Took $10K+
60% of 338
Took less
27% of 73

Members who voted Pro-Israel groups's way averaged $31K from it; those who defied it averaged $24K.

Antisemitism Awareness Act

Wrote the IHRA definition of antisemitism, which covers some criticism of Israel, into federal civil rights enforcement on campuses. One picture →

Pro-Israel groups wanted yea

House · May 1, 2024 · 320–91 · Passed

Took $10K+
86% of 335
Took less
41% of 76

Members who voted Pro-Israel groups's way averaged $31K from it; those who defied it averaged $11K.

$26bn Israel security supplemental

The Israel part of the April 2024 foreign aid package: military aid, missile defence and humanitarian money for Gaza. Became law. One picture →

Pro-Israel groups wanted yea

House · Apr 20, 2024 · 366–58 · Passed

Took $10K+
94% of 346
Took less
53% of 78

Members who voted Pro-Israel groups's way averaged $30K from it; those who defied it averaged $8K.

$14.3bn for Israel, paid for by cutting the IRS

The House's first Israel aid package after October 7, offset by cuts to IRS enforcement. Never taken up by the Senate. One picture →

Pro-Israel groups wanted yea

House · Nov 2, 2023 · 226–196 · Passed

Took $10K+
58% of 345
Took less
32% of 77

Members who voted Pro-Israel groups's way averaged $28K from it; those who defied it averaged $25K.

Industry

Insurance

Insurers and their agents. $13M traced in 2022.
Extend the Obamacare subsidies

The December 2025 vote to extend the enhanced ACA premium subsidies for three years before they expired. Health insurers lobbied for the extension. Cloture failed 51–48. One picture →

Insurance wanted yea

Senate · Dec 11, 2025 · 51–48 · Cloture Motion Rejected

Took $10K+
41% of 71
Took less
79% of 28

Members who voted Insurance's way averaged $36K from it; those who defied it averaged $51K.

Industry

Gun lobby

The NRA and firearms makers. $8.8M traced in 2022.
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Stopped the VA from reporting veterans with fiduciaries to the gun background-check system. A long-time NRA priority, passed the House in May 2026. One picture →

Gun lobby wanted yea

House · May 21, 2026 · 216–201 · Passed

Took $10K+
100% of 90
Took less
39% of 327

Members who voted Gun lobby's way averaged $12K from it; those who defied it averaged $22.

Repeal the ATF pistol brace rule

Overturned the ATF rule treating braced pistols as short-barrelled rifles. Passed the House, failed in the Senate by one vote. One picture →

Gun lobby wanted yea

House · Jun 13, 2023 · 219–210 · Passed

Took $10K+
100% of 98
Took less
37% of 331

Members who voted Gun lobby's way averaged $13K from it; those who defied it averaged $40.

Senate · Jun 22, 2023 · 49–50 · Joint Resolution Defeated

Took $10K+
100% of 24
Took less
33% of 75

Members who voted Gun lobby's way averaged $59K from it; those who defied it averaged $0.

Assault weapons ban

Banned the sale of semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. Passed the House 217–213, never got a Senate vote. One picture →

Gun lobby wanted nay

House · Jul 29, 2022 · 217–213 · Passed

Took $10K+
100% of 88
Took less
37% of 342

Members who voted Gun lobby's way averaged $15K from it; those who defied it averaged $25.

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

The first federal gun law in 30 years, passed weeks after Uvalde: enhanced checks for buyers under 21, red-flag grants and the boyfriend loophole. The NRA opposed it. One picture →

Gun lobby wanted nay

Senate · Jun 23, 2022 · 65–33 · Motion Agreed to

Took $10K+
75% of 20
Took less
23% of 78

Members who voted Gun lobby's way averaged $50K from it; those who defied it averaged $5K.

House · Jun 24, 2022 · 234–193 · Passed

Took $10K+
99% of 88
Took less
31% of 339

Members who voted Gun lobby's way averaged $16K from it; those who defied it averaged $247.

Universal background checks

Required background checks on nearly every gun sale, including private and online sales. Passed the House, died in the Senate. One picture →

Gun lobby wanted nay

House · Mar 11, 2021 · 227–203 · Passed

Took $10K+
100% of 89
Took less
33% of 341

Members who voted Gun lobby's way averaged $16K from it; those who defied it averaged $64.

Their own money

Members who trade stocks

Members' own stock trades, from their STOCK Act filings, set against the vote to ban them.
Ban members of Congress from trading stocks

Required members, their spouses and dependent children to divest individual stocks or put them in a blind trust. Passed the House 232–198 in July 2026 after years of stalling. Read here against each member's own reported trading. One picture →

Active traders wanted nay

House · Jul 22, 2026 · 232–198 · Passed

Traded $10K+
41% of 147
Traded less
48% of 283

Members who voted against the ban had traded $1.7M each on average; those who voted for it, $2.0M.

Votes from Voteview (UCLA) and the House and Senate clerks; money from FEC filings 2019–2026. Industry money is the member's PAC checks from that industry plus super PAC support credited in proportion to the industry's share of each group's traced donors, so it is a floor. See About the data.