H.R. 3248 · 109th Congress · enacted
Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-442.
Latest official action 2006-12-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award matching grants or cooperative agreements to eligible state agencies to: (1) expand and enhance respite care services to family caregivers; (2) improve the statewide dissemination and coordination of respite care; and (3) provide, supplement, or improve access and quality of respite care services to family caregivers, thereby reducing family caregiver strain. Defines "respite care" to mean planned or emergency care provided to a child or adult with a special need in order to provide temporary relief to the family caregiver. Instructs the Secretary to work cooperatively with the National Family Caregiver Support Program of the Administration on Aging and other respite care programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure coordination of respite care services for family caregivers of children and adults with special needs. Requires the Secretary to: (1) give priority to eligible state agencies that show the greatest likelihood of implementing or enhancing lifespan respite care statewide; and (2) give consideration to agencies that are building or enhancing the capacity of their long-term care systems to respond to the comprehensive needs, including respite care needs, of their residents. Directs that funds mu…
Congressional Research Service · 2006-12-21
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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
John B. Larson
House · CT District 1 · Democratic
$1,283,090PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rick Larsen
House · WA District 2 · Democratic
$1,298,425PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Stephen F. Lynch
House · MA District 8 · Democratic
$344,748PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen
Senate · MD · Democratic
$78,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
House · GA District 2 · Democratic
$792,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerrold Nadler
House · NY District 12 · Democratic
$71,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky
House · IL District 9 · Democratic
$78,551PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
House · VA District 3 · Democratic
$323,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
84 of 84 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$62,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$60,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$55,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$55,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$55,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $0
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$50,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$49,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $15,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$48,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $1,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$45,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$44,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $6,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$40,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$37,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$35,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $0
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
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)$35,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$34,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $14,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $9,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$33,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$32,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $0
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $0
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$31,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$31,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $3,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE$31,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $6,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$31,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$30,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$30,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$29,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$28,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$27,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$27,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$27,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$27,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$27,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,000
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$26,500
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $3,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$26,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$26,000
John B. Larson · Cosponsor · $3,500
Rick Larsen · Cosponsor · $4,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · 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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