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H.R. 4259 · 108th Congress · enacted

Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act

Became Public Law No: 108-330.

Latest official action 2004-10-16 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Department of Homeland Security Financial Accountability Act - (Sec. 3) Amends the Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990 and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the President to appoint a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who is to report directly to the Secretary of DHS and to the Under Secretary for Management. Removes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from the list of agencies required to have a CFO. (Sec. 4) Amends the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 to instruct the Secretary of DHS to: (1) submit a specified performance and accountability report, including an audit opinion of DHS internal controls over its financial reporting; and (3) design and implement DHS-wide management controls that reflect the national homeland security strategy of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and that permit assessment by Congress and DHS managers of DHS performance in executing such strategy. Requires performance and accountability reports for fiscal years after 2005 to include an assertion of the internal controls that apply to financial reporting by the DHS. (Sec. 5) Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Future Years Homeland Security Program to: (1) include the same type of infor…

Congressional Research Service · 2004-06-09

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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.

6 of 6 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.

OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC)$10,000

Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$5,000
A NEW NATION PAC$5,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$5,000
CADENCE BANK PAC$5,000
CONTINUING AMERICA'S STRENGTH AND SECURITY PAC$5,000
HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL INC. PAC$5,000
KIDNEY CARE PARTNERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
LKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$5,000
MEDTRONIC INC. PAC$5,000
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME PAC (ALLIANCE PAC)$5,000
SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL PAC (SCI-PAC)$5,000
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC)$5,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,500
ALTICOR, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ALTIPAC$2,500
AON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$2,500
KAH HOSPICE COMPANY, INC. PAC$2,500
POLSINELLI PAC$2,500
RBC USA HOLDCO CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.$2,500
U.S. RENAL CARE PAC$2,500
AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDIT COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAC)$2,000
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION PAC (ESA PAC)$2,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$2,000
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,500
AXXESS CONSULT INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AXXESS PAC)$1,500
ENHABIT, INC. PAC (EHAB PAC)$1,500
H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC)$1,500
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,500
LANTHEUS HOLDINGS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LANTHEUS PAC)$1,500
NATIONAL VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATION VENTUREPAC$1,500
NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC)$1,500
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$1,500
SYLVAMO CORPORATION PAC$1,500
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$1,000

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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Measured outcome: not established

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