H.R. 4013 · 107th Congress · enacted
Rare Diseases Act of 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-280.
Latest official action 2002-11-06 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Rare Diseases Act of 2002 - Amends the Pubic Health Service Act to: (1) establish an Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health; and (2) provide for rare disease regional centers of excellence. Sets forth the duties of such Office and regional centers, including research and educational duties. Defines rare disease as any disease or condition affecting fewer than 200,000 persons in the United States. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 through 2006.
Congressional Research Service · 2002-06-26
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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
James P. McGovern
House · MA District 2 · Democratic
$248,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Stephen F. Lynch
House · MA District 8 · Democratic
$344,748PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Diana DeGette
House · CO District 1 · Democratic
$900,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Nydia M. Velázquez
House · NY District 7 · Democratic
$62,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky
House · IL District 9 · Democratic
$78,551PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
54 of 54 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.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $2,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$45,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$40,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $2,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$37,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$32,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $0
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
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$27,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$27,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$26,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$25,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$25,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$25,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Nydia M. Velázquez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$23,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $4,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$22,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$22,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $7,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$22,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$21,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$20,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $4,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $7,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,982
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,994
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$19,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$18,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $3,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,500
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $8,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$17,500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$17,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$17,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$17,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $3,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $1,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC record1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$16,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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