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$773,772 in Banking & Financial PAC money was in the room for the vote on S.J.Res. 81

45 members who voted on S.J.Res. 81 also banked banking & financial PAC money in the 2024 cycle. Who got what, and how they voted.

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57 members who cast a yes or no vote took banking & financial PAC money in the 2024 cycle. The biggest recipients are shown; the full list is on the bill page.

This joint resolution ends a national emergency that allowed the president to place extra taxes, called duties, on goods from Brazil. The emergency was declared in July 2025. The resolution stops those duties from being collected.

If the duties end, imported goods from Brazil could become cheaper for U.S. businesses and consumers. But some worry it could affect U.S. leverage in trade talks with Brazil.

Major public companies this covers
  • EmbraerERJ
  • ValeVALE
  • PetrobrasPBR
The vote

How the chamber split

52 yea · 48 nayJoint Resolution Passed
52 yes
48 no
The debate

What each side says

Supporters
  • The emergency was no longer needed because the original reason for it had passed.bill
  • Ending the duties would lower costs for American companies that buy Brazilian products.report
Critics
  • The duties were a tool to pressure Brazil on trade issues, and ending them could weaken the U.S. position.report

Each point links to its source. The views are attributed to those sources, not stated as ours.

Money lens

Banking & Financial money, split by party

▲ Voted yes52
45 Dem5 Rep
Banking & Financial PAC receipts$404K
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.$50K
  • SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC$31K
  • FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC$28K
  • THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25K
  • DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20K
  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$20K
  • UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$15K
  • CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$15K
  • BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$15K
  • TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$15K
  • REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13K
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
  • STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC)$10K
  • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10K
  • VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
  • NAFCU PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.$10K
  • CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)$10K
  • AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
  • CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CITIZENS PAC)$10K
  • SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC)$6K
  • SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6K
  • MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6K
  • BARCLAYS GROUP US INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6K
  • THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5K
  • COMMUNITY BANCSHARES OF MISSISSIPPI INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5K
  • BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)$5K
  • FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC$5K
  • SCHOOLSFIRST FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC$5K
  • INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$5K
  • EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC)$4K
  • CONNECTICUT BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CBA FED PAC)$3K
  • THE SURETY & FIDELITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3K
  • NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MORTGAGE BROKERS PAC$3K
  • SECURITY SERVICE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PAC$3K
Members covered30 / 52
Avg per covered$13K
▼ Voted no48
0 Dem47 Rep
Banking & Financial PAC receipts$437K
  • CADENCE BANK PAC$55K
  • AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$50K
  • UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$40K
  • REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36K
  • THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25K
  • SMALL BUSINESS INVESTOR ALLIANCE PAC$25K
  • CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)$15K
  • AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC.$13K
  • INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC PAC$10K
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$10K
  • FLAGSTAR BANK FEDERAL PAC$10K
  • MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$10K
  • VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
  • INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$10K
  • PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$10K
  • DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
  • THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
  • ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10K
  • BEYOND FINANCE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9K
  • PURPOSE FINANCIAL INC., PAC$8K
  • STRUCTURED FINANCE COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STRUCTURED FINANCE PAC)$8K
  • FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC$8K
  • PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC$8K
  • HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HBI-PAC)$8K
  • FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC PAC 2001$5K
  • BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$5K
  • MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5K
  • WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC)$5K
  • COMMUNITY BANCSHARES OF MISSISSIPPI INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5K
  • BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)$3K
  • SECURITY SERVICE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PAC$3K
  • THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2K
  • U.S. VENTURE INC. PAC$1K
Members covered27 / 48
Avg per covered$16K

See all 57 members and the full breakdown on the S.J.Res. 81 bill page →

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Sources