S. 1605 · Public Law 117-81 · Votes and PAC money
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Who voted how on final passage, and the PAC contributions each side’s members reported to the FEC. Side by side, in the same format for every law. These are records next to each other; they don’t show that money caused a vote.
363–70 (House roll call 405)
On Passage · Passed · Clerk roll call ↗ (opens in new tab)
One square per member, in the same colour for both sides: filled = yes, outlined = no. 0 members did not vote. Party is not shown here; it’s in each member’s line below.
PAC contributions to each side’s members
VOTED YES · 363 MEMBERS
$718,938
median per member · $288.5 million in total
VOTED NO · 70 MEMBERS
$401,918
median per member · $30.9 million in total
- Members voting yes (363) received $288,451,450 from PACs in the 2021–2022 cycle. Median per member: $718,938.
- Members voting no (70) received $30,868,609 from PACs in the 2021–2022 cycle. Median per member: $401,918.
PAC money only: contributions from individuals and outside spending (such as super PACs) are not included. When a vote splits mostly along party lines, the two sides largely reflect what each party’s members received in general, not anything about this law.
By industry, median per member
Medians, not totals, so sides of different sizes compare fairly. Rows are ordered by the amount to both sides combined.
- Finance & insurance$59,500 median, members voting yes$18,000 median, members voting no
- Candidate committees, leadership PACs and joint fundraisers$49,200 median, members voting yes$19,750 median, members voting no
- Labor unions$46,500 median, members voting yes$113,000 median, members voting no
- Health$39,500 median, members voting yes$20,250 median, members voting no
- Unclassified$42,300 median, members voting yes$14,500 median, members voting no
- Agriculture, food & beverage$36,500 median, members voting yes$12,250 median, members voting no
- Construction & real estate$41,500 median, members voting yes$20,500 median, members voting no
- Energy & utilities$24,500 median, members voting yes$7,375 median, members voting no
- Nonconnected PACs (other)$28,262 median, members voting yes$20,887 median, members voting no
- Communications & technology$32,400 median, members voting yes$13,250 median, members voting no
- Manufacturing & retail$32,000 median, members voting yes$10,500 median, members voting no
- Transportation$27,000 median, members voting yes$10,750 median, members voting no
- Defense & aerospace$13,500 median, members voting yes$1,404 median, members voting no
- Law, accounting & consulting$19,000 median, members voting yes$10,750 median, members voting no
- Membership organizations (other)$13,900 median, members voting yes$11,188 median, members voting no
- Party committees$0 median, members voting yes$0 median, members voting no
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| INDUSTRY | VOTED YES (363) | VOTED NO (70) |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & insurance | $40,251,095median $59,500 · 348 received | $2,941,771median $18,000 · 59 received |
| Candidate committees, leadership PACs and joint fundraisers | $34,959,226median $49,200 · 350 received | $3,460,344median $19,750 · 68 received |
| Labor unions | $29,605,318median $46,500 · 339 received | $6,885,439median $113,000 · 58 received |
| Health | $30,385,962median $39,500 · 346 received | $3,268,055median $20,250 · 57 received |
| Unclassified | $19,299,681median $42,300 · 351 received | $1,564,390median $14,500 · 61 received |
| Agriculture, food & beverage | $18,390,199median $36,500 · 348 received | $1,261,305median $12,250 · 52 received |
| Construction & real estate | $16,482,711median $41,500 · 351 received | $1,636,350median $20,500 · 62 received |
| Energy & utilities | $16,392,238median $24,500 · 341 received | $1,089,150median $7,375 · 55 received |
| Nonconnected PACs (other) | $15,132,689median $28,262 · 346 received | $2,157,429median $20,887 · 65 received |
| Communications & technology | $14,785,160median $32,400 · 332 received | $1,753,560median $13,250 · 53 received |
| Manufacturing & retail | $13,917,045median $32,000 · 341 received | $1,086,464median $10,500 · 54 received |
| Transportation | $12,054,690median $27,000 · 342 received | $1,102,322median $10,750 · 55 received |
| Defense & aerospace | $10,801,323median $13,500 · 329 received | $595,809median $1,404 · 41 received |
| Law, accounting & consulting | $8,898,924median $19,000 · 335 received | $1,103,050median $10,750 · 57 received |
| Membership organizations (other) | $6,446,514median $13,900 · 341 received | $850,486median $11,188 · 64 received |
| Party committees | $648,675median $0 · 86 received | $112,685median $0 · 10 received |
Industry from each PAC’s FEC filing, mapped by a published rule; “Unclassified” is always shown. Medians count members who received $0.
Every member, A to Z
| MEMBER | VOTE | PAC $ 2019–2020 | PAC $ 2021–2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rep. Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12) | Yes | $597,009 | $670,362 |
| Rep. Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4) | Yes | $731,166 | $687,632 |
| Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31) | Yes | $1,087,366 | $1,440,302 |
| Rep. Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12) | Yes | $322,000 | $312,994 |
| Rep. Colin Z. Allred (D-TX-32) | Yes | $954,274 | $618,893 |
| Rep. Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2) | Yes | $379,600 | $442,451 |
| Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-0) | Yes | $724,992 | $1,320,798 |
| Rep. Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19) | Yes | $1,213,502 | $1,019,369 |
| Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4) | No | $174,000 | $397,812 |
| Rep. Cynthia Axne (D-IA-3) | Yes | $1,280,441 | $1,557,925 |
Members without an FEC committee are listed with “no FEC id”.
How these numbers are made
PAC contributions to each member's FEC candidate committees, as filed with the FEC. Contributions are legal and public. These records sit side by side; they do not show why anyone voted. The cycles shown are the one the vote fell in and the one before it. Rules version 2026-11-01. Full method (DONORS.md)
Sources: GovInfo BILLSTATUS; Clerk of the House roll call 405; Senate roll call 499 (member positions from Voteview); FEC 2019–2020: pas2, cm, ccl; FEC 2021–2022: pas2, cm, ccl; member ids from congress-legislators.