H.R. 483 · 109th Congress · enacted
To designate a United States courthouse in Brownsville, Texas, as the "Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela United States Courthouse".
Became Public Law No: 109-16.
Latest official action 2005-06-29 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the U.S. courthouse at the corner of Seventh Street and East Jackson Street in Brownsville, Texas, as the "Reynaldo G. Garza and Filemon B. Vela United States Courthouse."
Congressional Research Service · 2005-06-29
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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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
Lloyd Doggett
House · TX District 37 · Democratic
$140,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
9 of 9 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.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$11,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC$8,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$8,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCONSUMER CREDIT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION DBA CONSUMER CREDIT INDUSTRY ASSOC PAC (CCIA PAC)$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$7,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTURKISH AMERICAN COALITION PAC- TAC-PAC$7,150
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,150
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$7,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordNESTPOINT PAC$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordPITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
TURKISH COALITON USA PAC (TC-USA PAC)$7,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$6,500
ENVELOPE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$6,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$6,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
Lloyd Doggett · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBAPS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAPS PAC)$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
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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