H.R. 4472 · 109th Congress · enacted
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-248.
Latest official action 2006-07-27 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 20, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 - Recognizes the commitment of John and Reve Walsh to the protection of children from child predators on the 25th anniversary of the abduction and murder of their son, Adam. Title I: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act - Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act - (Sec. 102) Declares as the purpose of this Act the establishment of a comprehensive national system for the registration of sex offenders and offenders against children. (Sec. 103) Establishes the Jacob Wetterling, Megan Nicole Kanka, and Pam Lychner Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program. Subtitle A: Sex Offender Registration and Notification - (Sec. 111) Establishes a three-tier classification system for sex offenders based upon specified criteria, including the seriousness of the underlying offense and the age of any child involved. Defines "sex offense" (to be known as the Amie Zyla Expansion of Sex Offense Definition) to mean: (1) a criminal offense that has an element involving a sexual act or contact or that is a specified offense against a minor; (2) a federal offense involving sex trafficking, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or abuse of children, or domestic assault; (3) a specified military offens…
Congressional Research Service · 2006-07-27
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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
Shelley Moore Capito
Senate · WV · Republican
$1,950,210PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ken Calvert
House · CA District 41 · Republican
$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sam Graves
House · MO District 6 · Republican
$891,107PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
37 of 37 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 ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,572
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,994
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $8,496
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,094
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,994
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $3,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$30,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$29,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$26,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$26,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $8,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$24,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$24,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$24,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$23,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $9,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $9,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$22,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$22,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $3,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$20,000
IN THE ARENA PAC$20,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$20,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $0
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$19,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$19,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $3,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$18,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordSCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$17,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$17,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$17,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $3,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$16,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$15,125
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $7,625
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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