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The September 2026 ASI proposal lacks a located filed identifier and full statutory text in this review.","The Voteview archive includes not-voting and present entries and excludes quorum calls and vacated votes; its latest captured vote is August 8, 2026.","Checked-on dates indicate review of a source or index reference, not necessarily acquisition of the full original. accessStatus and source notes identify unacquired documents and third-party mirrors."]},"record":{"id":"sanders-finance-agreement-fighting-oligarchy","category":"personal-finance","title":"Disclosed royalty agreement: Fighting Oligarchy","date":"2026-08-13","period":"Agreement dated July 2025; listed in CY2025 annual filed August 13, 2026","status":"Official document reviewed","summary":"The annual report filed August 13, 2026 newly lists a July 2025 royalty agreement using the title Fighting Oligarchy.","facts":[{"label":"Agreement date as reported","value":"July 2025","note":"Part 9, row 8"},{"label":"Counterparty as listed","value":"Penguin Publishing"},{"label":"Type","value":"Royalty Agreement"},{"label":"Terms as reported","value":"Contract with Penguin/Random House to write Fighting Oligarchy"}],"limitations":["The agreement date is as reported. 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