H.R. 2540 · 107th Congress · enacted
Veterans' Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001
Became Public Law No: 107-94.
Latest official action 2001-12-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Veterans Benefits Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2001, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Includes: (1) diabetes mellitus (type 2) among the diseases presumed to be service-connected, and therefore compensable under veterans' disability compensation, for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict; and (2) illnesses that cannot be clearly defined within such presumption for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans. Preserves the service connection for undiagnosed illnesses occurring in Gulf War veterans to allow their participation in medical research projects. Authorizes the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to impose registration fees on persons participating in a judicial conference. Authorizes the payment of proceeds to certain alternate beneficiaries under the National Service Life Insurance and United States Government Life Insurance programs. Repeals the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Improvement Fund. Extends through December 31, 2005, the Native American veteran housing loan pilot program. Directs the Secretary to conduct a pilo…
Congressional Research Service · 2001-07-18
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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.
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael K. Simpson
House · ID District 2 · Republican
$655,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
32 of 32 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.
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$20,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$13,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$12,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$11,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$11,000
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROPLIFE AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFREEDOM FUND$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIDA-PAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IDACORP, INC. EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$8,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
COUNCIL OF PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGROTECHNOLOGY PAC (CPDA-PAC)$7,500
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$7,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordS. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
WOOLPERT, INC. PAC$7,000
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$6,500
Michael K. Simpson · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$6,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$6,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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