H.R. 2546 · 107th Congress · enacted
Real Interstate Driver Equity Act of 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-298.
Latest official action 2002-11-26 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Real Interstate Driver Equity Act of 2001 - Amends Federal transportation law to prohibit a State or political subdivision or an interstate agency of two or more States from enacting or enforcing any law, rule, or regulation requiring a license or fee on account of the fact that a motor vehicle is providing pre-arranged ground transportation service, if the motor carrier providing such service: (1) meets all applicable registration and vehicle and intrastate passenger licensing requirements; and (2) is providing such service pursuant to a contract for interstate and intrastate passenger travel. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as: (1) subjecting taxicab service to Federal regulation (including certain Federal minimum financial responsibility requirements); (2) prohibiting or restricting an airport, train, or bus terminal operator from contracting to provide preferential access or facilities to one or more providers of pre-arranged ground transportation service; or (3) restricting the right of a State to require, in a nondiscriminatory manner, an individual operating a vehicle providing prearranged ground transportation service originating in the State to have submitted to pre-licensing drug testing or a criminal background investigation in the operator's domicile State, by the State in which the operator is licensed to provide the service, or by the motor ca…
Congressional Research Service · 2002-08-01
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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
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rosa L. DeLauro
House · CT District 3 · Democratic
$619,957PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sam Graves
House · MO District 6 · Republican
$891,107PAC receipts · 2025–2026
21 of 21 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$35,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$32,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$25,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $6,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$25,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$24,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$23,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$22,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,076
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,994
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · -$6
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,094
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$21,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$20,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$20,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$20,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $6,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Sam Graves · 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)$20,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHERZOG PAC$19,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$17,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$16,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $8,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$15,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $3,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC$15,500
1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC$15,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$15,000
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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