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Phil Gramm

Republican Senator from Texas, co-sponsor of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Tracked because Republican Senator from Texas, co-sponsor of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act · 16 documented connections
Facts on record1
Connections mapped16
Sources cited12
✦ Thin coverage gap +55 connected to 16 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Key Connections
← Jim Leach person
legislative co-sponsor
Jim Leach co-sponsored the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with Phil Gramm and Thomas J. Bliley Jr., which deregulated financial services.
← Brooksley Born person
competitor
Senator Phil Gramm led Congressional opposition to Born's derivatives regulation, culminating in the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 that prohibited the CFTC from regulating derivatives.
← Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act instrument
namesake_sponsor
The act is named after Senator Phil Gramm, a primary sponsor.
← Glass-Steagall Act instrument
legislative_sponsor
Senator Phil Gramm was a primary sponsor of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which repealed Glass-Steagall provisions.
← Thomas J. Bliley Jr. person
legislative co-sponsor
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. co-sponsored the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with Senator Phil Gramm and Congressman Jim Leach.
→ Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 instrument
sponsor
Senator who pushed for stronger language barring CFTC and SEC from derivatives regulation
← Bill Clinton person
legislative_partner
Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) co-authored the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Clinton signed the Republican-authored legislation, providing the bipartisan cover that made GLB passage possible after a Democratic filibuster threat was dropped.
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 176d ago · Avg age: 1611d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Phil Gramm filed filing with the SEC on 2018-11-27. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (16)
sponsor confirmed
Senator who pushed for stronger language barring CFTC and SEC from derivatives regulation
→ Alan Greenspan person
colleague inferential since 1999
Listed adjacent in known entities under the context of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Commodity Futures Modernization Act, indicating association with financial deregulation.
Legislation association inferential since 2000
Listed adjacent to Phil Gramm in the known entities list under the context of financial deregulation, likely related to the Commodity Futures Modernization Act. Also known as the 'Plunge Protection Team'.
Legislation association inferential since 1999
The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act allowed the creation of financial services holding companies. Listed adjacent to Phil Gramm in the known entities list.
→ Arthur Levitt person
colleague inferential since 1999
Listed adjacent in known entities under the context of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, indicating they were key figures associated with the financial deregulation legislation.
→ Sanford I. Weill person
colleague inferential since 1999
Listed adjacent in known entities under the context of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, indicating they were key figures associated with the financial deregulation legislation.
→ John Reed person
colleague inferential since 1999
Listed adjacent in known entities under the context of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, indicating they were key figures associated with the financial deregulation legislation.
→ Chuck Prince person
colleague inferential since 1999
Listed adjacent in known entities under the context of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, indicating they were key figures associated with the financial deregulation legislation.
← Bill Clinton person
legislative_partner primary
Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) co-authored the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Clinton signed the Republican-authored legislation, providing the bipartisan cover that made GLB passage possible after a Democratic filibuster threat was dropped.
← Larry Summers person
collaborator secondary since 2000
Larry Summers advocated for Commodity Futures Modernization Act, which was championed by Phil Gramm in the Senate
← Jim Leach person
legislative co-sponsor primary since 1999
Jim Leach co-sponsored the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with Phil Gramm and Thomas J. Bliley Jr., which deregulated financial services.
← Brooksley Born person
competitor primary since 1999
Senator Phil Gramm led Congressional opposition to Born's derivatives regulation, culminating in the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 that prohibited the CFTC from regulating derivatives.
← Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act instrument
namesake_sponsor primary since 1999
The act is named after Senator Phil Gramm, a primary sponsor.
← Glass-Steagall Act instrument
legislative_sponsor primary since 1999
Senator Phil Gramm was a primary sponsor of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which repealed Glass-Steagall provisions.
← Robert Rubin person
legislative_association secondary since 1999
Rubin helped broker the final Gramm-Leach-Bliley deal, named after Phil Gramm among others, while secretly negotiating to join Citigroup
legislative co-sponsor primary since 1999
Thomas J. Bliley Jr. co-sponsored the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act with Senator Phil Gramm and Congressman Jim Leach.
Sources (12)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Phil Gramm — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Phil Gramm — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Phil Gramm — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Phil Gramm — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Phil Gramm not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt