H.R. 2498 · 106th Congress · enacted
Public Health Improvement Act
Became Public Law No: 106-505.
Latest official action 2000-11-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Public Health Improvement Act - Title I: Emerging Threats to Public Health - Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, on determining that a public health emergency exists, to take appropriate response action, including conducting and supporting investigations into the cause, treatment, or prevention of the disease or disorder. Establishes the Public Health Emergency Fund to support those activities. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish reasonable capacities appropriate for national, State, and local public health systems and their work forces to detect and respond effectively to significant public health threats; (2) award grants to determine the extent to which States or local public health agencies can achieve those capacities; and (3) award grants to address core public health capacity needs. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2010 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for defending and combating public health threats of the 21st century. Directs the Secretary to establish an Antimicrobial Resistance Task Force to advise the Secretary on, and coordinate, Federal programs relating to antimicrobial resistance, requiring: (1) the conducting and support of research and demonstrations regarding antimicrobial-resistant pathogens an…
Congressional Research Service · 2000-10-26
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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
James P. McGovern
House · MA District 2 · Democratic
$248,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH District 9 · Democratic
$1,111,770PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam Smith
House · WA District 9 · Democratic
$622,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
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
Diana DeGette
House · CO District 1 · Democratic
$900,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Nancy Pelosi
House · CA District 11 · Democratic
$16,662PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard E. Neal
House · MA District 1 · Democratic
$1,689,757PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
133 of 133 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.
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$55,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$52,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$50,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$50,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$49,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$45,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $2,500
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)$45,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$44,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$40,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $1,500
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$37,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$35,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$32,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$32,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$32,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $1,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$30,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$29,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$29,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$28,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$28,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$28,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $7,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $1,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$27,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$27,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$26,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$26,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $4,000
Nancy Pelosi · Cosponsor · $0
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE$26,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$25,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$25,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$24,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$24,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $3,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$24,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$23,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $3,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $5,000
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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