Bills / S. 2296
S. 2296
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
In plain English
This bill would set defense policies for fiscal year 2026 and authorize spending on military equipment, construction, and Energy Department national security programs, but it would not provide the funding itself. It would set troop levels, require a strategy on security risks from emerging biotechnology, and require Navy ship maintenance improvements. It would also extend the Pacific Deterrence Initiative and repeal several military diversity, equity, and inclusion laws. It affects service members, defense agencies, and companies that build or repair military equipment.
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How South Carolina voted
On the Amendment · Senate roll call 566 · 2025-10-09 · Roll-call record ↗
| Darline Graham (R) | Lindsey Graham (R) | Tim Scott (R) |
|---|---|---|
| Not serving | Nay | Nay |
47 yea – 50 nayDemocrats 44–0Independents 2–0Republicans 1–50
Who lobbied
Lobbying reports name the bills a client worked on. They don't say which side anyone took.
2,008 reports from 416 clients reporting $625,672,144 in fees and expenses. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill. Based on the 1,000 largest reports.
Businesses and trade groups (293)
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. ↗6 reports
- PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA ↗5 reports
- NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION ↗5 reports
- FEDEX CORPORATION ↗5 reports
- ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC ↗5 reports
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL ↗2 reports
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES ↗3 reports
- CTIA-THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION ↗5 reports
- ORACLE CORPORATION ↗4 reports
- BOEING COMPANY ↗Defense · 3 reports
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL INC ↗4 reports
- SALESFORCE, INC. ↗9 reports
- DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC ↗5 reports
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION ↗Tech · 8 reports
- AMGEN INC ↗2 reports
- NVIDIA CORPORATION ↗6 reports
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP ↗Defense · 2 reports
- VISA, INC. ↗6 reports
- GSK (FKA GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC.) ↗5 reports
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. ↗5 reports
- PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY ↗3 reports
- CISCO SYSTEMS INC ↗6 reports
- HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY & AFFILIATES ↗7 reports
- AT&T SERVICES INC AND ITS AFFILIATES ↗2 reports
- PFIZER INC. ↗Health · 3 reports
and 268 more
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (24)
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION ↗6 reports
- NATURE CONSERVANCY ↗3 reports
- AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ↗3 reports
- SOLANA POLICY INSTITUTE ↗2 reports
- BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE ↗5 reports
- HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND ↗3 reports
- FOOD SOLUTIONS ACTION ↗3 reports
- ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION ↗5 reports
- ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION ("EPC") ↗Finance · 3 reports
- FDD ACTION ↗2 reports
- NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE ↗5 reports
- EARTHJUSTICE ACTION ↗2 reports
- WASTEWATER ACTION ALLIANCE ↗2 reports
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ↗1 report
- OPPORTUNITY FINANCE NETWORK-FORMERLY NATIONAL COMMUNITY CAP ↗3 reports
- ONLINE LENDERS ALLIANCE ↗3 reports
- WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION ↗1 report
- BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW ↗2 reports
- EATING DISORDERS COALITION ↗2 reports
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (VIRGINIA TECH) ↗1 report
- SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE ↗1 report
- GPS INNOVATION ALLIANCE ↗1 report
- AIRLINES FOR AMERICA ↗1 report
- UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY DBA THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗1 report
Labor unions (6)
Not classified (93)
- FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION ↗8 reports
- PHILLIPS 66 ↗2 reports
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL ↗2 reports
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA ↗4 reports
- EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA ↗6 reports
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL ↗3 reports
- GENERAL ATOMICS ↗2 reports
- YALE UNIVERSITY ↗6 reports
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ↗3 reports
- SEQIRUS ↗5 reports
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ↗2 reports
- AFLAC INCORPORATED ↗1 report
- THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES ↗4 reports
- UNITED STATES TELECOM ASSN ↗2 reports
- ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICA AND ITS AFFILIATES ↗3 reports
- ANTHROPIC ↗1 report
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ↗5 reports
- RELATIVITY SPACE ↗3 reports
- APPLIED INTUITION ↗3 reports
- AMERICAN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP ↗2 reports
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ↗3 reports
- VANNEVAR LABS ↗2 reports
- C3.AI ↗3 reports
- PLANET LABS PBC ↗2 reports
- KELLOGG, BROWN AND ROOT (KBR) ↗2 reports
and 68 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 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION | – | $7,500 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $7,500 | – | – | – | – | – | $12,500 |
| AFLAC INCORPORATED | – | $5,000 | $7,500 | $10,000 | $7,500 | – | – | $2,000 | – | – | $12,500 |
| THE HOME DEPOT | – | $2,500 | $10,000 | $5,000 | – | – | – | $5,000 | – | $9,000 | $12,500 |
| BAE SYSTEMS, INC. | – | $11,000 | $1,500 | – | $8,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | $12,500 |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. | – | $5,000 | $5,000 | $4,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION | – | $5,000 | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,500 | $10,000 |
| TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | – | $10,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $10,000 |
| AMGEN, INC. | – | $5,000 | $5,000 | $1,500 | – | – | – | $4,000 | – | – | $10,000 |
| CME GROUP, INC. | – | $10,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 | $10,000 |
| GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLPLobbying firm for SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC., DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CORPORATION | – | $2,000 | $7,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $9,500 |
| COVINGTON & BURLING LLPLobbying firm for PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL | – | $9,000 | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $9,000 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY | – | $2,550 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | – | – | $2,000 | $4,000 | $1,500 | $7,550 |
| GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | – | $7,500 | – | $10,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $7,500 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | – | $1,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $12,000 | – | – | $1,000 | $2,000 | $5,500 | $7,000 |
| VISA INC. | – | $2,000 | $5,000 | $2,500 | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | $2,000 | $7,000 |
| VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)Lobbying firm for BIGBEAR.AI, LLC, HANWHA Q CELLS AMERICA INC., MICROSOFT CORPORATION +3 more | – | $7,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $7,000 |
| GENERAL DYNAMICS | – | $6,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $6,500 |
| BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLPLobbying firm for SYNOPSYS, INC. | – | $6,500 | – | – | – | – | – | $1,500 | – | $1,000 | $6,500 |
| MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLCLobbying firm for VISA USA, INC. | – | – | $6,500 | $1,000 | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | $500 | $6,500 |
| FLUOR CORPORATION | – | $6,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $3,000 | – | – | $6,000 |
| SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | – | $1,000 | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $6,000 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | – | $1,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $2,000 | $6,000 |
| TEXTRON INC. | – | $6,000 | – | – | $4,500 | $1,500 | – | – | – | – | $6,000 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES | – | – | $6,000 | $5,500 | $1,000 | – | – | $1,000 | – | $1,000 | $6,000 |
| TIBER CREEK GROUPLobbying firm for CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES, ENTERGY SERVICES LLC, NVIDIA CORPORATION +4 more | – | $5,500 | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,500 |
| THORN RUN PARTNERSLobbying firm for PUBREC LLC ON BEHALF OF PEOPLECONNECT | – | $5,500 | – | – | – | – | – | $6,500 | – | $4,000 | $5,500 |
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | – | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| OSHKOSH CORPORATION | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| FINANCIAL SERVICES FORUM | – | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED | – | – | $5,000 | – | $1,500 | – | – | – | – | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION | – | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES | – | – | $5,000 | $2,500 | – | – | – | $3,500 | $1,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | – | $5,000 | – | $11,500 | $4,000 | – | – | $5,000 | $5,500 | $2,000 | $5,000 |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES | – | – | $5,000 | $5,000 | – | – | – | $4,000 | – | – | $5,000 |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | $5,000 |
| HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLPLobbying firm for OKLO INC., OUSTER, INC., SKYDIO, INC. +3 more | – | $5,000 | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | $5,000 |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $5,000 |
| ENTERGY SERVICES LLC | – | $4,500 | – | $6,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $4,500 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC | – | $1,500 | $2,500 | $2,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $4,000 |
| BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | – | $4,000 | – | $2,500 | $8,000 | – | – | – | $3,500 | – | $4,000 |
| ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC | – | $3,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $500 | – | $3,500 |
| INVARIANT LLCLobbying firm for GROQ, INC., PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC., THE HOME DEPOT +16 more | – | – | $3,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $3,500 |
| AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELDLobbying firm for FUJIFILM HOLDINGS AMERICA CORPORATION, SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, HAWKEYE 360 INC. | – | – | $3,500 | $1,250 | – | – | – | $6,500 | – | – | $3,500 |
| S-3 GROUPLobbying firm for STANDARD INDUSTRIES LTD. | – | $3,250 | – | – | – | – | – | $1,500 | – | – | $3,250 |
| SUSAN B ANTHONY LIST | – | $3,224 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $3,224 |
| AIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. | – | $3,000 | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $3,000 |
| NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE, INC. | – | $3,000 | – | $15,000 | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $3,000 |
| CGCN GROUP, LLCLobbying firm for ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION | – | – | $3,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $3,000 |
| GENERAL ATOMICS | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | $10,000 | – | – | $2,500 |
| SOLANA POLICY INSTITUTE | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,500 | $2,500 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (INCLUDING SUBSIDIARIES) | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| SYNOPSYS, INC. | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.) | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | $4,000 | $2,500 |
| GE AEROSPACE | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA INC | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | $2,500 |
| THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $2,500 |
| AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION | – | $2,500 | – | – | $2,500 | – | – | $2,500 | – | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. | – | – | $2,500 | $10,000 | – | – | – | $10,000 | – | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| NCTA-THE INTERNET AND TELEVISION ASSOCIATION | – | $2,000 | – | – | – | – | – | $500 | – | – | $2,000 |
| K&L GATES, LLPLobbying firm for AMERICAN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP, BYTEDANCE INC., AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES, INC. +1 more | – | $2,000 | – | $4,000 | – | – | – | $2,000 | – | – | $2,000 |
| DLA PIPER LLP (US)Lobbying firm for BOSTON DYNAMICS, INC., DUKE UNIVERSITY, AVATHON, INC. +3 more | – | $2,000 | – | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | – | $2,000 |
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | – | – | $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,500 |
| HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLCLobbying firm for MICROSOFT CORPORATION, AIRLINES FOR AMERICA, CENCORA, INC. +4 more | – | – | $1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | $500 | $1,000 | $1,500 |
| PARSONS CORPORATION | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| SYENSQO USA LLC | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| PHARMAVITE LLC | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| CTIA: THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION | – | $1,000 | – | – | $500 | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | $1,000 |
| DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET USA, INC.) | – | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| SIGHTLINE ADVOCACY, LLCLobbying firm for ORACLE AMERICA, INC., TSMC ARIZONA | – | $1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $1,000 |
| BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRSLobbying firm for CAESARS ENTERPRISE SERVICES LLC | – | $500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | $500 |
| ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS COALITION | – | – | events only | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | – | $220,024 | $157,500 | $194,500 | $73,000 | $1,500 | $1,000 | $100,760 | $28,726 | $92,000 |