H.R. 371 · 106th Congress · enacted
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-207.
Latest official action 2000-05-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000 - Waives the English language requirement and provides special consideration for the civics requirement with respect to the naturalization of an alien who: (1) was admitted into the United States as a refugee from Laos, and who served with a Laotian-based special guerilla or irregular unit in support of U.S. forces at any time from February 28, 1961, through September 18, 1978; or (2) was similarly admitted as a refugee and was the spouse of such an alien at the time of (such alien's) application for refugee admission. (Sec. 4) Requires documentation of qualifying service in the form of: (1) original documents; (2) an affidavit by the person's superior officer; (3) two affidavits by individuals who served with such units and personally knew of the person's service; or (4) other appropriate proof. (Sec. 5) States that the Attorney General, in determining eligibility for exemption or special consideration: (1) shall review documentation, and request a military service advisory opinion from the Secretary of Defense; and (2) may consider certification prepared by the Lao Veterans of America, Inc., or other similar organization maintaining records of Hmong veterans or their families. (Sec. 6) Requires applications for naturalization benefits under this Act to be filed with appropriate fees no later than 18 months after enactment of such Act…
Congressional Research Service · 2000-04-06
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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
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maxine Waters
House · CA District 43 · Democratic
$428,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James P. McGovern
House · MA District 2 · Democratic
$248,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam Smith
House · WA District 9 · Democratic
$622,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerrold Nadler
House · NY District 12 · Democratic
$71,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
108 of 108 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$45,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$40,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$37,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$31,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $6,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$25,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$25,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$24,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$24,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$22,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$22,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$22,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$21,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$20,000
LA BAMBA PAC$20,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$20,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,982
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $4,994
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$18,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$17,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $0
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$17,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$17,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $3,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $8,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE$16,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$16,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $4,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $4,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$15,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $3,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$15,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$15,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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