August Pfluger
Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Pfluger introduced legislation creating federally funded research competitions to improve AI interpretability and robustness against adversarial attacks.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced the Reliable Artificial Intelligence Research Act (RAIRA) to stop bad actors from exploiting AI and strengthen American national securi…”
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How they voted
motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216
passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212
procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216
passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112
motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219
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.
$4K
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 13, 2026 | Peter Lofgren | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Dec 31, 2025 | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC | PAC | $2K | ↗ |
| Jul 16, 2025 | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC | PAC | $2K | ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Jared Powell | ANTHROPIC PBC | $500 | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.