H.R. 2508 · 104th Congress · enacted
Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-250.
Latest official action 1996-10-09 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Animal Drug Availability Act of 1995 - Amends Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act provisions relating to new animal drugs to redefine "substantial evidence" to mean evidence from one or more scientifically sound studies including, as appropriate, in vitro studies, studies in laboratory animals, bioequivalence studies, and any studies voluntarily undertaken by or for the applicant that provide some assurance that the drug will have the intended effect. Excludes a claim for the use of a drug in a minor species or a minor use of a drug from disapproval, if there is an application filed for the drug which is approved prior to the submission of the claim. Allows consideration, when a new animal drug contains more than one active ingredient or its labeling suggests use of the drug in combination with another animal drug, only of whether any of the active ingredients or any of the drugs in the combination, at the longest withdrawal time of any of the active ingredients or drugs in the combination, exceeds its established tolerance or interferes with the methods of analysis for another of the active ingredients or drugs in the combination. Requires the Secretary to issue proposed regulations implementing the provisions of this section which: (1) further define "substantial evidence;" (2) take into account the proposals contained in the citizen petition submitted by the American Veteri…
Congressional Research Service · 1995-10-19
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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.
Cosponsor
Mike Crapo
Senate · ID · Republican
$556,775PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Roger F. Wicker
Senate · MS · Republican
$118,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
House · GA District 2 · Democratic
$792,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Harold Rogers
House · KY District 5 · Republican
$335,265PAC receipts · 2025–2026
171 of 171 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.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$41,200
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$27,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$27,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$25,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$24,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$22,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$22,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$22,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$20,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$20,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$20,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$20,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$20,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$20,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,500
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$19,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$17,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$17,500
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$17,500
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$17,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$17,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $1,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$16,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC record1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$15,000
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Mike Crapo · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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