S. 777 · 106th Congress · enacted
Freedom to E-File Act
Became Public Law No: 106-222.
Latest official action 2000-06-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Freedom to E-File Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an Internet-based filing and retrieval system to enable farmers and other persons to: (1) electronically file paperwork required by the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and certain rural development components of the Department of Agriculture; and (2) have electronic access to production agriculture information. Directs the Secretary to ensure system interoperability. Sets forth implementation timetables. Obligates amounts from such agencies' information technology funds for the filing and retrieval system.
Congressional Research Service · 2000-04-10
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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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
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mitch McConnell
Senate · KY · Republican
-$105,712PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
19 of 19 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.
FASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC$10,000
FREEDOM FUND$10,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAXON ENTERPRISE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$5,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWORKING FOR OHIO$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordCUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/TRUSTAGE PAC$2,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$2,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,200
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Official PAC recordAES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordALSTON & BIRD PAC$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$1,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$1,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDEBT RELIEF PAC$0
Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-$500
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$500
Official PAC recordDOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC-$1,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC-$1,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordTHE TIMKEN COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND-$1,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordU.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PAC-$1,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordCAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC-$1,500
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$1,500
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE-$1,500
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$1,500
Official PAC recordTHE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC-$2,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · -$2,000
Official PAC recordALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALNYLAM PAC)-$2,100
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$2,100
Official PAC recordCITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)-$2,500
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordCOVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC-$2,500
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · -$2,500
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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Measured outcome: not established
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