H.R. 539 · 109th Congress · enacted
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005
Became Public Law No: 109-118.
Latest official action 2005-12-01 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 14, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 - Designates the El Toro Wilderness in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Prohibits anything in this Act from precluding the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and remote transmission facilities that are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest.
Congressional Research Service · 2005-12-01
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
Nydia M. Velázquez
House · NY District 7 · Democratic
$62,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mario Diaz-Balart
House · FL District 26 · Republican
$917,278PAC receipts · 2025–2026
15 of 15 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.
31 DAYS PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAAR CORP. PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARNIVAL/PRINCESS HOLLAND AMERICA LINE INC. PAC (HALPAC)$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC)$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHISPANIC LEADERSHIP TRUST$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLEONARDO DRS PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE,$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $9,500
Official PAC recordHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HIIPAC)$9,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $9,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$9,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$9,000
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC$8,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$8,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$8,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$8,000
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$7,500
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$7,500
Mario Diaz-Balart · Cosponsor · $7,500
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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