S. 1339 · 107th Congress · enacted
Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-258.
Latest official action 2002-10-29 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2001 - Amends the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to direct the Attorney General to grant refugee status in the United States to any alien (and parent, spouse, or child thereof) who: (1) is a national of Iraq or a nation of the Greater Middle East Region; and (2) personally delivers into the custody of the United States Government a living American Persian Gulf War POW/MIA. Provides exceptions with respect to an alien terrorist, persecutor, person who has been convicted of a serious criminal offense, or person who presents a danger to the security of the United States, as set forth under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Includes Iraq, Kuwait, and any other country of the Greater Middle East Region among the countries to which the International Broadcasting Bureau is required to broadcast information that promotes such refugee program.
Congressional Research Service · 2002-06-27
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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
Mitch McConnell
Senate · KY · Republican
-$105,712PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maria Cantwell
Senate · WA · Democratic
-$11,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Susan M. Collins
Senate · ME · Republican
$2,384,579PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
43 of 43 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.
FREEDOM FUND$20,000
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$19,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $2,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $12,000
Official PAC recordTHE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$15,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$15,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$15,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$15,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · -$500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)$14,372
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $14,372
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$12,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$12,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$11,875
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$11,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$11,500
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$11,500
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$11,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$11,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UAPAC)$11,000
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)$10,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,500
Maria Cantwell · Cosponsor · $0
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC record1890 PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN RHEINMETALL DEFENSE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBADLANDS PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEYOND FINANCE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
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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