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Adam Smith (D) voted YEA hr7454-118; Defense & Aerospace is their largest tracked donor sector (32%) with 23115 active lobbying filings
The bill hr7454-118 temporarily extends Federal Aviation Administration programs including unmanned aircraft systems pilot initiatives, weather reporting, and airport improvement grants affecting the Defense & Aerospace industry. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) voted YEA on this legislation. Defense & Aerospace represents 31.9% of Smith's identifiable donor base ($1.33M, ranking first among their party), while companies in this industry filed 23,115 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.
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Defense & Aerospace
donor sector
gave $1.33M
32% of their funding
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Adam Smith
D-WA · House
acted on
23,115 sector filings
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HR7454-118
they voted YEA
32%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$1.33M
from Defense & Aerospace
#1
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 248)
23,115
lobbying filings by this sector since 2022
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How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated June 26, 2026 · internal signal score 77/100.