H.R. 1175 · 106th Congress · enacted
To locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, and other Israeli soldiers missing in action.
Became Public Law No: 106-89.
Latest official action 1999-11-08 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Requires the Department of State to raise the matter of Zachary Baumel (a U.S. citizen), Yehuda Katz, and Zvi Feldman with the appropriate government officials of Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, and with other governments in the region and elsewhere which in the Department's view may be helpful in locating and securing the return of these soldiers. Urges decisions with regard to U.S. economic and other forms of assistance to such countries and U.S. policy towards these governments and authorities to take into consideration their willingness to assist in locating and securing the return of such soldiers. Requires the Department to report to specified congressional committees on its consultations with the appropriate governments and any affected U.S. policies.
Congressional Research Service · 1999-03-18
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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
Steny H. Hoyer
House · MD District 5 · Democratic
$238,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James P. McGovern
House · MA District 2 · Democratic
$248,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerrold Nadler
House · NY District 12 · Democratic
$71,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brad Sherman
House · CA District 32 · Democratic
$783,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bennie G. Thompson
House · MS District 2 · Democratic
$626,600PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky
House · IL District 9 · Democratic
$78,551PAC receipts · 2025–2026
100 of 100 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$56,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $3,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$52,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$47,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$45,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$42,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$35,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$32,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$32,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$32,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$30,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$30,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$29,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $1,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$29,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $6,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $8,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$28,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$28,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $8,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$27,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,470
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · -$6
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,994
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,994
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,494
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$24,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$24,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · -$2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$22,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$22,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $1,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $9,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$22,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $1,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$21,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $3,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
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)$20,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$19,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$19,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$19,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $4,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$19,000
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $4,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$18,500
Steny H. Hoyer · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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