H.R. 3818 · 108th Congress · enacted
Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004
Became Public Law No: 108-484.
Latest official action 2004-12-23 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 20, 2004. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal existing microenterprise development grant authority and reestablish and revise it as a separate title, title VI - Microenterprise Development Assistance. Authorizes microenterprise development grant assistance in developing countries for: (1) expanding credit, savings, and other financial services; (2) training, technical assistance, and business development services; (3) capacity-building; and (4) policy and regulatory programs at the country level that improve the environment for microenterprise institutions serving the poor and very poor. Establishes the Office of Microenterprise Development within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to be headed by a Director capable in both microenterprise development leadership and technical expertise. Requires assistance to emphasize the use of implementing partner organizations meeting high standards of efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability and that especially provide the greatest possible resources to the poor and very poor. Requires the Office, in order to ensure that grant assistance is distributed effectively and efficiently, to also seek to…
Congressional Research Service · 2004-12-08
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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
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam Smith
House · WA District 9 · Democratic
$622,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Betty McCollum
House · MN District 4 · Democratic
$500,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lloyd Doggett
House · TX District 37 · Democratic
$140,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rick Larsen
House · WA District 2 · Democratic
$1,298,425PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Gregory W. Meeks
House · NY District 5 · Democratic
$995,422PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joe Wilson
House · SC District 2 · Republican
$274,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
81 of 81 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.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$55,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$55,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$51,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$48,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$47,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $4,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,500
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$46,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$44,970
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $9,994
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $4,994
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $9,994
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $9,994
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$42,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$40,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $4,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $4,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $8,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$37,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $7,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$35,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$32,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $4,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$31,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$31,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $9,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$31,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$30,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$30,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $1,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $1,000
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$30,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$30,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$30,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $6,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$29,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $1,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$28,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$27,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $2,500
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$27,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$26,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$25,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$25,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$25,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $4,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$24,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $0
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $4,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $7,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $6,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $3,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE$23,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$23,500
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $3,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$23,000
Adam Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $1,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Gregory W. Meeks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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