# Laurel Lee

Republican Representative · FL-15 [Official site ↗](https://laurellee.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/L000597.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20L000597&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20L000597%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

1 press release on AI $21K from AI-industry employees and PACs AI super PACs: $207K for, $0 against

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Said and voted

### What they said

toward oversight Jul 23, 2026

Lee introduces the Stealth Bot Prohibition Act to impose transparency standards on AI web crawlers, enforced by FTC civil penalties.

“Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL-15) introduced the bipartisan Stealth Bot Prohibition Act, legislation to establish transparency standards for automated web crawlers and crac…”

[Source ↗](https://laurellee.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-laurel-lee-introduces-bipartisan-stealth-bot-prohibition-act-increase)

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

### How they voted

YEA Sep 16, 2026

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

NAY Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/4e1afa79062efed0)

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

YEA Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0738d91905dc4b0e)

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

YEA Jun 29, 2026

[KIDS Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/66fd8f27dd804f2b)

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEA Jan 20, 2026

[AI for Main Street Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/e27463e864c986ac)

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

NAY Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0100b757ace90999)

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

YEA Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/a25c2a752d51bf81)

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

NAY Sep 10, 2025

[Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/568b5e8fcd2727ab)

motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219

## AI super PAC spending in this race

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, 2026 cycle. This money never touches the campaign; it is spent for or against the candidate directly.

Supporting · American Mission (Leading the Future) $207K

[Every filing in this race →](https://whovotedwhy.com/candidates/H2FL15241) [Which PACs, and who funds them →](https://whovotedwhy.com/follow-the-money)

## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$17K

From employees and investors, personally

$4K

From company PACs

### By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

### Largest gifts

| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Todor Mihaylov | ANTHROPIC | $7K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862436434) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Todor Mihaylov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862436434) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Kent Walker | GOOGLE LLC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763506189) |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Marc Andreessen | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862436521) |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Benjamin Horowitz | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862436521) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | David Zapolsky | AMAZON | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202512299793861281) |
| Mar 17, 2026 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862436465) |
| Mar 9, 2026 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862436451) |
| Nov 25, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202603209853649894) |
| Aug 11, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202512299793861383) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Todor Mihaylov | ANTHROPIC PBC | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202504159755658791) |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Todor Mihaylov | ANTHROPIC | $-500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607279894478899) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Todor Mihaylov | ANTHROPIC | $-3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159862436434) |

Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.