H.R. 3525 · 104th Congress · enacted
Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996
Became Public Law No: 104-155.
Latest official action 1996-07-03 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 - Makes Federal criminal code prohibitions against, and penalties for, damaging religious property or obstructing any person's free exercise of religious beliefs applicable where the offense is in or affects interstate commerce. (Currently such provisions apply where: (1) the defendant, in committing the offense, travels in interstate or foreign commerce or uses a facility or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce in interstate or foreign commerce; and (2) the loss exceeds $10,000.) Prohibits intentionally defacing, damaging, or destroying religious property (or attempting to do so) because of the race, color, or ethnic characteristics of any individual associated with such property. Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to: (1) include such crimes where victims suffer death or personal injury as "compensable crimes"; and (2) require the chief executive of each State to certify that priority shall be given to eligible crime victim assistance programs providing assistance to such victims.
Congressional Research Service · 1996-06-18
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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
Ken Calvert
House · CA District 41 · Republican
$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Nydia M. Velázquez
House · NY District 7 · Democratic
$62,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maxine Waters
House · CA District 43 · Democratic
$428,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
House · VA District 3 · Democratic
$323,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerrold Nadler
House · NY District 12 · Democratic
$71,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jack Reed
Senate · RI · Democratic
$1,144,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cleo Fields
House · LA District 6 · Democratic
$175,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
House · GA District 2 · Democratic
$792,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
94 of 94 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$55,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $0
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$52,500
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$45,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $7,500
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$37,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $7,500
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,750
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $2,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $4,750
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $3,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$32,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$32,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $0
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $2,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$31,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $6,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,500
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $6,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$30,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$29,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $1,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $3,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$28,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $8,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$28,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $0
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$27,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $3,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $3,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $0
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $9,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$25,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $7,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$25,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$24,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$24,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $4,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $3,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · -$1,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $1,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$23,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $9,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $1,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $9,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$22,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$22,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $1,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $2,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $3,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$22,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $4,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)$21,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $1,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $7,500
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$21,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $2,500
Cleo Fields · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$20,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jack Reed · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC)$20,000
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$20,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$20,000
LA BAMBA PAC$20,000
The 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.