H.J.Res. 278 · 101st Congress · enacted
To designate the period commencing on November 20, 1989, and ending on November 26, 1989, as "National Adoption Week".
Became Public Law No: 101-169.
Latest official action 1989-11-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Designates the period of November 20 through November 26, 1989, as National Adoption Week.
Congressional Research Service · 1989-05-18
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH District 9 · Democratic
$1,111,770PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Nancy Pelosi
House · CA District 11 · Democratic
$16,662PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Kweisi Mfume
House · MD District 7 · Democratic
$201,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
223 of 223 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$40,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$35,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$30,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$30,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$27,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$25,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,794
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $9,994
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,994
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · -$188
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$24,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$23,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$22,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$20,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGROWTH ENERGY PAC$20,000
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
POET PAC$20,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$20,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$19,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$17,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$17,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,500
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$17,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$16,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$15,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Kweisi Mfume · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC record1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$15,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$15,000
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$15,000
ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC)$15,000
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$15,000
CENCORA, INC. PAC$14,500
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS$14,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$14,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$14,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.