The bill
A bill to establish the National Institute for Space Research, and for other purposes.
S. 3198, 119th Congress — read as touching Defense Contractors.
A bill to establish the National Institute for Space Research, and for other purposes.
Bill ID: 119/s/3198
Last Updated: November 19, 2025
Sponsored by
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
ID: C001056
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The sponsor
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
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The money
$440,480 raised
21 itemised contributions to this sponsor, pulled from FEC filings.
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💰 Campaign Finance Network
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle
Total Contributions
$440,480
20 donors
PACs
$0
Organizations
$0
Committees
$0
Individuals
$440,433
No PAC contributions found
No organization contributions found
No committee contributions found
1
WEEKLEY, RICHARD W
$100,000
2
MCINGVALE, JAMES F
$50,000
3
MCINGVALE, LINDA
$50,000
4
DUNN, TIMOTHY
$45,000
5
MIDDLETON, MAYES
$25,000
6
MARTIN, KIMBERLY R
$20,000
7
BLAINE, JAY C.
$16,478
8
THOMPSON, JERE W. MR. JR.
$13,200
9
MIDDLETON, MACEY
$12,500
10
BOLDRICK, MILES
$12,500
11
BOLDRICK, LAURIE
$12,500
12
MIDDLETON, MACY
$12,500
13
WHITEHILL, KIT
$10,755
14
CARROLL, TRACEY
$10,000
15
HUFFINES, PHILLIP
$10,000
16
ALBIN, ALAN S.
$10,000
17
AGRESTI, JOSEPH A
$10,000
18
ADAMSON, MARK
$10,000
19
WILKS, JO ANN
$10,000
Donor Network - Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
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Total contributions: $440,480
Top Donors - Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
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Industry Impact
Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 4 helped.
- +Defense Contractorsconfidence 0.80
Section 3(a)(2) states the Institute shall support 'the use of in-space research and development capabilities for United States national security purposes,' which benefits defense contractors involved in space-related national security projects.
- +Aerospace (Commercial)confidence 0.70
Section 3(a)(1) and (5) support the use of next-generation microgravity platforms and transition from ISS, which benefits commercial aerospace companies providing such platforms and services.
- +Big Tech Platformsconfidence 0.60
Section 3(d)(1) requires identifying and maintaining a list of next-generation microgravity platforms, which may involve tech companies providing data, software, or cloud services for space research.
- +AI & Cloud Infrastructureconfidence 0.50
Section 3(d)(6) involves gathering lessons learned from microgravity research, which could benefit AI and cloud providers offering data analysis and storage services for space research data.
Who funds the sponsor on these industries
For each industry this bill affects, here's what the sponsor (Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX])received from donors associated with that industry during the 2022–present cycles. Donations are not proof of intent — they are a record of who funds the people writing the law.
Industries this bill HELPS
- AI & Cloud Infrastructure$10,349from 4 contributions
- SANKAR, SHYAM$9,900
- HENRY, MARCUS$449
- Big Tech Platforms$7,000from 4 contributions
- WALKER, KENT$6,200
- WALKER, KENT MR.$800
- from 10 contributions
- JOHNSON, CALEB$399
- BOUMA, JOHN T.$100
- COOK, ERIC$75
- STANLEY, MIKE MR.$36
- STANLEY, MIKE$24
- from 14 contributions
- PEDERSON, JAMES$490
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