Bills / S. 1071
S. 1071
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
In plain English
This bill would set rules and approve activities for fiscal year 2026 for the Defense Department, military construction, and Energy Department national security programs. It would authorize purchases of aircraft, ships, and missiles, set troop levels, and set policies for military pay and health care. It would also address foreign military relations, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and policies for the State Department, Coast Guard, and intelligence agencies. It would affect service members, agency workers, defense contractors, and merchant mariners.
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Sponsor and status
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How South Carolina voted
On the Motion · Senate roll call 648 · 2025-12-17 · Roll-call record ↗
| Darline Graham (R) | Lindsey Graham (R) | Tim Scott (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Not serving | Yea | Yea |
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
301 reports from 161 clients reporting $240,897,196 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (111)
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. ↗5 reports
- PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA ↗4 reports
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC ↗4 reports
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL ↗2 reports
- META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES ↗Tech · 1 report
- GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.) ↗4 reports
- ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY ↗3 reports
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES ↗4 reports
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS ↗4 reports
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION ↗Defense · 1 report
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP ↗Defense · 1 report
- EMD SERONO INC ↗4 reports
- BOEING COMPANY ↗Defense · 1 report
- AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES ↗1 report
- ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES ↗Health · 4 reports
- JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC ↗2 reports
- AM GENERAL, LLC ↗4 reports
- AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS ↗Transportation · 3 reports
- CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. ↗1 report
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. ↗1 report
- U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION ↗2 reports
- ASSOCIATION FOR ACCESSIBLE MEDICINES ↗1 report
- CATERPILLAR INC ↗2 reports
- NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ↗4 reports
- CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION ↗1 report
and 86 more
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (16)
- NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗2 reports
- AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ↗3 reports
- FDD ACTION ↗2 reports
- WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT ↗1 report
- NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE ↗1 report
- INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES ↗1 report
- GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE ↗4 reports
- ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS ↗1 report
- AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE ↗1 report
- THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST ↗5 reports
- UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE ↗1 report
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY ↗3 reports
- DOTCHIN & ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY ↗3 reports
- ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION ↗1 report
- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGIONAL CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL ↗1 report
- DESIGN-BUILD INSTITUTE OF AMERICA ↗1 report
Labor unions (4)
- TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO ↗2 reports
- AFL-CIO ↗1 report
- NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ↗1 report
- AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO ↗2 reports
Not classified (30)
- GENERAL ATOMICS ↗1 report
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL ↗1 report
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ↗2 reports
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN ↗4 reports
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ↗2 reports
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL ↗1 report
- KELLOGG, BROWN AND ROOT (KBR) ↗1 report
- UNITED ASSN OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY ↗1 report
- PSIQUANTUM ↗1 report
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ↗1 report
- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY ↗4 reports
- INTL. ASSN. OF AMUSEMENT PKS. & ATTRS. ↗2 reports
- RICE UNIVERSITY ↗1 report
- ROCKY RESEARCH ↗2 reports
- AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA ↗1 report
- AMERICAN FINTECH COUNCIL ↗1 report
- HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST ↗1 report
- CROWDSTRIKE ↗1 report
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL (ITI) ↗1 report
- SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER ↗1 report
- ALLISON TRANSMISSION INCORPORATED ↗1 report
- ANTHROPIC ↗1 report
- WALMART ↗1 report
- FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM ↗1 report
- TENABLE ↗1 report
and 5 more
Groupings are our label from each organization's name and industry, not its legal or tax status.
The connection table
Organizations that lobbied this bill, and money each gave South Carolina's delegates this cycle: its PAC's contributions (FEC) plus its lobbyists' reported contributions and event payments (LD‑203, group events excluded). Exact name matches only. An empty cell means no matching money was found. Under each name is that delegate’s final vote on the bill (passage or last substantive vote). Delegates who didn’t vote on it, for example because they weren’t serving, are grayed out and left out of the Total column.
| Organization | D. GrahamNo vote | L. GrahamYea | T. ScottYea | J. ClyburnNo vote | J. WilsonNo vote | N. MaceNo vote | R. NormanNo vote | R. FryNo vote | S. BiggsNo vote | W. TimmonsNo vote | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION | – | $15,000 | $10,000 | $7,500 | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | $4,500 | $25,000 |
| THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, DBA DOW | – | – | $15,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $15,000 |
| COVINGTON & BURLING LLPLobbying firm for PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC | – | $9,000 | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $9,000 |
| BOEING COMPANY | – | $2,550 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | – | – | $2,000 | $4,000 | $1,500 | $7,550 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | – | $1,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $12,000 | – | – | $1,000 | $2,000 | $5,500 | $7,000 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION | – | $6,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $6,500 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | – | $1,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $2,000 | $6,000 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES | – | – | $6,000 | $5,500 | $1,000 | – | – | $1,000 | – | $1,000 | $6,000 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS | – | – | $5,000 | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL | – | $5,000 | – | $11,500 | $4,000 | – | – | $5,000 | $5,500 | $2,000 | $5,000 |
| OSHKOSH CORPORATION | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION | – | $5,000 | – | $10,000 | – | – | – | $1,500 | – | $6,000 | $5,000 |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | $5,000 |
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLPLobbying firm for PACIFIC DEFENSE STRATEGIES, INC. | – | $5,000 | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | $5,000 |
| AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELDLobbying firm for TP-LINK SYSTEMS INC. (FKA TP-LINK GLOBAL INC.) | – | – | $3,500 | $1,250 | – | – | – | $6,500 | – | – | $3,500 |
| INVARIANT LLCLobbying firm for AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. | – | – | $3,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $3,500 |
| AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. | – | $3,000 | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $3,000 |
| CGCN GROUP, LLCLobbying firm for FUJIFILM HOLDINGS AMERICA CORPORATION | – | – | $3,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $3,000 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.) | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $4,000 | $2,500 |
| VANGUARD GROUP | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | $2,500 |
| WALMART | – | – | $2,500 | $5,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $2,500 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | – | – | $2,500 | $10,000 | – | – | – | $10,000 | – | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA | – | $1,000 | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,000 |
| K&L GATES, LLPLobbying firm for LAKE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION, ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL LLC F/K/A HERITAGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC, JAMES HARDIE BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC. +2 more | – | $2,000 | – | $4,000 | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | – | $2,000 |
| PHARMAVITE LLC | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| THE DUBERSTEIN GROUP INC.Lobbying firm for CATERPILLAR INC | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| MARSHALL & POPP, LLCLobbying firm for AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| SIGHTLINE ADVOCACY, LLCLobbying firm for CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| Total | – | $78,050 | $80,000 | $81,750 | $29,000 | – | – | $41,000 | $13,500 | $37,500 |