H.R. 4864 · 106th Congress · enacted
Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000
Became Public Law No: 106-475.
Latest official action 2000-11-09 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 - Amends Federal veterans benefits provisions to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take specified steps to assist claimants. Requires the Secretary: (1) to notify a claimant whose application is incomplete of the evidence necessary to complete the application (existing law), including the information and medical and lay evidence necessary to substantiate the claim and, as part of such notice, to indicate which portion of such evidence is to be provided by the claimant and which portion the Secretary will attempt to obtain on behalf of the claimant; (2) to make reasonable efforts to assist in obtaining evidence necessary to establish a claimant's eligibility for a benefit (but allows the Secretary to decide a claim without providing such assistance when no reasonable possibility exists that such assistance will aid in the establishment of eligibility) and to obtain relevant records that the claimant adequately identifies to the Secretary and authorizes the Secretary to obtain; and (3) to inform the claimant whenever the Secretary is unable to obtain such records and to request the claimant to notify the Secretary if the claimant intends to obtain such records independently. Requires, in the case of a veteran's claim for disability compensation, the Secretary to: (1) obtain the claimant's existing service medical records and, if t…
Congressional Research Service · 2000-07-17
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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
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marcy Kaptur
House · OH District 9 · Democratic
$1,111,770PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John B. Larson
House · CT District 1 · Democratic
$1,283,090PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rosa L. DeLauro
House · CT District 3 · Democratic
$619,957PAC receipts · 2025–2026
111 of 111 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.
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$44,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$40,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $15,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$35,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$35,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$35,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$32,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$32,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $6,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$30,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$30,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$30,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $14,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
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)$30,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$29,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$29,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$27,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $0
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$27,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$27,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$27,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$26,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,976
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $4,994
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,994
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · -$6
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$25,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$25,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$25,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$24,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $6,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$22,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$22,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $0
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$22,500
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $3,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$22,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$22,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$22,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $3,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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