JAMES WESLEY KUNGEL
JAMES WESLEY KUNGEL is named as a lobbyist in 7 lobbying reports we hold, filed by 1 registrant for 7 clients.
Earlier government jobs, as reported
A lobbying report lists each lobbyist's covered positions: jobs in Congress or the executive branch that the law asks a lobbyist to disclose. Each line is copied as a report states it.
- Chief of Staff, Senator Joe Manchin
- Chief of Staff, Sen. Joe Manchin
- Chief of Staff, Senator Joe Minchin
Registrants and clients
- ACORN CONSULTING · 7 reports
Clients: INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION; MORGANZA ACTION COALITION; PORT OF TERREBONNE; SBT DISTRIBUTORS LLC; SHELL USA, INC.; THE FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION; WILLIAMS & LAKE, LLC.
Bills named where this lobbyist is listed, and how the House and the Senate voted
4 bills named in these reports. 1 of them became law, and our record holds how the House and the Senate voted on it. A lobbying report names the houses of Congress and the agencies the lobbyists contacted. It does not say which members or staff they met.
| Bill | Status | How the House and the Senate voted |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Became law | Public Law 119-21House 218–214 · Senate 50–50 |
| H.R. 1361Collision Avoidance Systems Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 5267American Franchise Act | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3525American Franchise Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
Issues named: Budget/Appropriations (5), Transportation (5), Environment/Superfund (3), Automotive Industry (2), Energy/Nuclear (2), Fuel/Gas/Oil (1), Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace (1), Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries (1).
Every report
| Client | Registrant | Kind, as filed | Posted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATIONEnvironment/Superfund, Energy/Nuclear | ACORN CONSULTING | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATIONLabor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace | ACORN CONSULTING | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| SBT DISTRIBUTORS LLCTransportation, Budget/Appropriations, Automotive Industry | ACORN CONSULTING | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| WILLIAMS & LAKE, LLCTransportation, Budget/Appropriations, Automotive Industry | ACORN CONSULTING | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| MORGANZA ACTION COALITIONEnvironment/Superfund, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations | ACORN CONSULTING | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| PORT OF TERREBONNETransportation, Budget/Appropriations, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries | ACORN CONSULTING | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov | |
| SHELL USA, INC.Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Transportation, Energy/Nuclear, Fuel/Gas/Oil | ACORN CONSULTING | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov |
Campaign gifts this lobbyist reported
Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). We hold these reports only for contributions to the campaign committees of members who sponsored or cosponsored a bill named in a lobbying report. Any other contribution: Not checked yet.
No contribution report we hold lists a gift from this filer.
Where this comes from
Lobbying Disclosure Act reports (LD-2), LDA.gov. We save our own copy of each page of LDA.gov's list of reports before we read it. These pages were built from our copies on .
2026-Q2: every page of LDA.gov's list saved and read.
A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together. A report of less than $5,000, or of no lobbying activity, states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.
Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.