No, they have already received that money regardless of the bill's passage. They're campaign contributions, not personal checks. The money would most likely be spent on staff, office space and supplies, phones, etc.
It's just lobbying, pretty standard stuff. The support for the bill seems to transcend political boundaries as well, you've got both the AFL-CIO and the Teamsters on one side and the Chamber of Commerce on the other. Plus a whole bunch of other organizations and companies as well.
With that said, in my opinion the bill is like trying to catch a shoplifter with a bazooka. Definitely overreach, but not the end of the world and not a sinister conspiracy to control the Internet.
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