Donald Trump and Josh Hawley voted against certifying Joe Biden as president.
Accountable.US says that Fortune 500 companies and trade groups have donated around $8.1 million to the Sedition Caucus.
Republican lawmakers voted against certifying Joe Biden's election victory.
Boeing, General GM, FedEx, and Pfizer are some of the corporations that donated to Accountable.US.
A report by the nonpartisan watchdog Accountable.US shows that top US companies and trade groups have donated more than $8.1 million to Republican lawmakers who voted against Joe Biden's certification as president.
The American Bankers Association is listed as a donor in the report.
The Accountable.US report shows that Kevin McCarthy is the top recipient of corporate funding.
After a mob of pro-Trump supporters invaded the US Capitol on January 6 to try to prevent Congress from certifying Joe Biden as president, top US companies scrambled to cut ties with the GOP lawmakers who voted against the 2020 election result.
Walmart, Amazon, Morgan Stanley, and AT&T are just a few of the companies that said they would stop donating to politicians.
The donations to the GOP objectors recovered and reached nearly $3 million in the second and third quarters of 2021. Accountable.US said donations were likely to be higher than in the previous two quarters.
The American Bankers Association was the top donor among 30 companies and trade groups profiled by Accountable.US. Between January 6 and November 2021, the ABA gave at least $203,000 to the GOP objectors.
After the siege, the trade group temporarily paused all political contributions and a spokesman told Insider that it would consider the "troubling events" at the Capitol when making future donations.
The ABA said that the Capitol Hill riot was an assault on democracy. We continue to call on elected officials to support a peaceful transition of power.
The association's political action committee gave $5,000 to McCarthy and others, according to Accountable.US's report.
Boeing gave $190,000 to election objectors, according to Accountable.US's report.
After the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, Boeing paused political donations. California representative Ken Calvert received $10,000 and Kentucky representative Hal Rogers received $9,000, according to the Accountable.US report.
The Credit Union National Association gave $188,500. General Dynamics, Associated Builders and Contractors, and UPS followed.
Other companies on Accountable.US's list of top donors include: The National Automobile Dealers Association and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America are listed.
The companies and trade bodies named in the article have been contacted by Insider.
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