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Jay Obernolte

Republican · U.S. House · CA-23

Jay Obernolte is a Republican U.S. representative from CA's 23 congressional district. Jay Obernolte serves as Chair of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Jay Obernolte has served in Congress since 2021. Paper Trail tracks organization-affiliated PAC contributions, committee assignments, legislation, and documented organization connections associated with this member.

Congressional data updated Sep 20, 2026
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Federal Election Commission

Campaign Financial Summary

FEC campaign totals are tied to this politician’s verified candidate ID and authorized committees. Contributions received are separate from independent expenditures and other outside spending.

20252026 cycle

FEC-reported campaign totals

FEC candidate record ↗
Total raised$1,455,868
Total spent$809,486
Cash on handNot reported
Debts owedNot reported
IndividualsNot reported
Receipt categories and contributing committees
Party committees
Other political committees
Candidate contributions$0
Authorized committee transfers
Other federal receipts
Operating-expense offsets
Refunded individual contributions

No itemized political-committee receipts are available for this cycle.

Money tracked by Paper Trail

Organization-Affiliated PAC Contributions

Net tracked contributions

$212,4932025–2026 cycle

Gross tracked contributions

$212,493Before refunds and offsets

Refunds / offsets

$0

Largest tracked PAC

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Net tracked contributions equal positive contribution records minus negative refunds or offsets. These totals include only organization-affiliated PACs currently represented in Paper Trail and are not the politician’s total fundraising.

PHILLIPS 66 PAC

Parent organization not linked

ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Parent organization not linked

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC

American Hospital Association

AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC

Parent organization not linked

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC

National Air Traffic Controllers Association

THE BOEING COMPANY PAC

The Boeing Company

INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC

Parent organization not linked

AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC

Air Line Pilots Association

META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC

Parent organization not linked

REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PAC

Parent organization not linked

AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC

America's Credit Unions

HOUSE CONSERVATIVES FUND

Parent organization not linked

Structured organization taxonomy

Tracked PAC Money by Sector

This gross-contribution distribution excludes refunds and offsets and is not total industry support. Categories use reviewed organization profiles first, then transparent parent-organization and committee-name rules. Political and ideological committees are kept separate from commercial industries.

Other / uncategorized$57,493
Banking & Financial Services$19,500
Telecommunications$16,500
Transportation & Logistics$16,000
Energy & Utilities$15,500
Professional & Trade Associations$15,500
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals$15,000
Political & Ideological Committees$13,000
Aerospace & Defense$11,500
Insurance$10,000
Retail & Consumer Goods$7,000
Agriculture & Food$6,000
Real Estate & Housing$6,000
Media & Entertainment$3,500

Institutional position

Current Committee Assignments

Paper Trail legislation records

Sponsored & Cosponsored Measures by Topic

EducationScience & Technology
H.R. 2385CREATE AI Act of 2025

Sponsor · Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2025 or the CREATE AI Act of 2025 This bill establishes a national program to provide U. S. researchers, educators, and students with access to artificial intelligence (AI) data, computational resources, educational tools and services, and testbeds. The program, to be known as the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR), must be established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve U.

Justice & Civil Rights
H.R. 1551Protect and Serve Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Health
H.R. 2936Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department

Cosponsor · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Health
H.R. 2821FDA Modernization Act 3.0

Cosponsor · FDA Modernization Act 3. 0 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publish an interim final rule implementing a provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 that authorized the use of certain alternatives to animal testing to support investigational use of a new drug. The rule must replace references to animal tests, data, studies, models, and research with references to nonclinical tests, data, studies, models, and research throughout the FDA’s regulations governing investigational new drug applications. The rule must be published within one year of the bill’s enactment, and must take immediate effect as an interim final rule.

Science & TechnologyJustice & Civil Rights
H.R. 2784Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 425Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

Cosponsor · Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act This bill repeals the Corporate Transparency Act. The act requires existing companies and newly created companies to report beneficial ownership information to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network for purposes of addressing the financing of terrorism and money laundering.

Science & Technology
H.R. 139Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 This bill makes daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. States with areas exempt from daylight saving time may choose the standard time for those areas.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 1628761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsor · Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Science & Technology
H.Con.Res. 12Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.

Cosponsor · This concurrent resolution declares that Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge relating to the public performance of sound recordings on a local radio station for broadcasting sound recordings over the air, or on any business for such public performance of sound recordings.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 1849Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025 This bill excludes from gross income, for federal income tax purposes, payments received from a state catastrophe loss mitigation program by an individual for the purpose of making improvements to the individual’s property that mitigate the impact of certain disasters. Under current law, individuals may exclude from gross income, for federal income tax purposes, payments received under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or the National Flood Insurance Act (as in effect on April 15, 2005) for hazard mitigation. (Some exceptions apply.

Public Lands
H.R. 179Proven Forest Management Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Proven Forest Management Act of 2025 This bill sets forth provisions to expedite the approval and implementation of forest management activities and establishes related requirements. First, the bill categorically excludes a forest management activity conducted on National Forest System land for reducing forest fuels from certain environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 if the activity (1) does not exceed 10,000 acres (including not more than 3,000 acres of mechanical thinning), (2) is developed in a collaborative manner, and (3) is consistent with the forest plan developed for the relevant National Forest System land. Next, the bill directs the Forest Service to conduct forest management activities in a manner that attains multiple ecosystem benefits unless the costs associated with attaining such benefits are excessive. Additionally, the Forest Service must (1) establish any post-program ground condition criteria for a ground disturbance caused by a forest management activity required by the applicable forest plan, and (2) provide for monitoring to ascertain the attainment of relevant post-program conditions.

Economy & Finance
H.Con.Res. 4Expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States.

Cosponsor · This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies serve as a private economic and social support system, providing benefits to their members is necessary to support the charitable and fraternal activities of the volunteer chapters, and their work should continue to be promoted.

Defense & National SecurityHealthVeterans
H.R. 2878Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act

Cosponsor · Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) to provide additional information and assistance related to mental health care to veterans in the Solid Start program and members of the Armed Forces in the Transition Assistance Program. Specifically, the bill requires that counseling provided under DOD’s Transition Assistance Program include additional mental health information, including information about the risk of suicide and other potential stressors associated with separation from the Armed Forces.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 1340More Homes on the Market Act

Cosponsor · More Homes on the Market Act This bill increases the amount of gain from the sale of a principal residence that an individual may exclude from gross income (for federal tax purposes). Under the bill, an individual may exclude from gross income gain from the sale of a principal residence of up to $500,000 (currently $250,000), and taxpayers who are married and file a joint federal income tax return may exclude up to $1 million (currently $500. 000). The bill also requires these amounts to be adjusted annually for inflation.

Defense & National Security
H.R. 1502North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

Cosponsor · North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize the individuals and communities that provided financial and other support for the North Platte Canteen in North Platte, Nebraska, during World War II.

Defense & National SecurityImmigration
H.R. 175Deport Alien Gang Members Act

Cosponsor · Deport Alien Gang Members Act This bill makes non-U. S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) associated with criminal gangs inadmissible for entry into the United States and deportable. The bill also establishes procedures to designate groups as criminal gangs.

Economy & Finance
H.R. 404Hearing Protection Act

Cosponsor · Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HealthSocial Services
H.R. 2048Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Cosponsor · Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i. e. , breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer.

Labor & Employment
H.R. 1232National Right-to-Work Act

Cosponsor · Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Justice & Civil Rights
H.R. 1266Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

Cosponsor · Combating Illicit Xylazine Act This bill regulates xylazine under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Xylazine, also known as tranq , is a nonopioid sedative and pain reliever that is approved for use in animals. Recently, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has reported an increase in trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine. This bill adds xylazine, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, to schedule III of the CSA.

EducationJustice & Civil Rights
H.R. 309National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act

Cosponsor · National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. [ sic ] This bill temporarily directs the Department of the Interior to award a grant to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund for the expenses associated with operating and enhancing the community outreach, public education, and officer safety and wellness programs of the National Law Enforcement Museum.

Labor & EmploymentGovernment & Elections
H.R. 142Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025

Cosponsor · Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 20 25 This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking. Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; or (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.

HealthLabor & EmploymentEducation
H.R. 1518New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act

Cosponsor · New Era of Preventing End-Stage Kidney Disease Act This bill establishes regional centers of excellence, postgraduate fellowships, and training for health professionals relating to the diagnosis and treatment of rare kidney disease. It also requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct various studies on rare kidney disease. Specifically, it authorizes the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to award funding to public and private nonprofit entities for establishing regional centers of excellence that will increase public awareness, conduct research, and develop resources for diagnosing and treating rare kidney diseases. A center may receive such funding for up to five years, unless extended by the institute.

Congressional Service History
House · CA-23

Jan 3, 2025Jan 3, 2027 · Republican

House · CA-23

Jan 3, 2023Jan 3, 2025 · Republican

House · CA-8

Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2023 · Republican