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H.R. 797 · 110th Congress · enacted

Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007

Became Public Law No: 110-157.

Latest official action 2007-12-26 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 - Title I: Low-Vision Benefits Matters - (Sec. 101) Modifies the standard for awarding disability compensation to veterans for loss of vision to require payment of compensation for impairment of vision due to a service-connected disability resulting in 20/200 (currently, 5/200) visual acuity or less. (Sec. 102) Modifies the above standard in the case of impairment of vision (currently, blindness) involving both eyes due to a service-connected disability in one eye and a non-service-connected disability in the other eye to require payment in the case of impairment resulting in a visual acuity of 20/200 or less or of a peripheral field of 20 degrees or less in each eye. Title II: Matters Relating to Burial and Memorial Affairs - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in lieu of furnishing a headstone or marker for the grave of certain individuals buried in a private cemetery, to furnish a medallion or other device to signify the deceased's status as a veteran, to be attached to a headstone or marker furnished at private expense. (Sec. 202) Repeals, as of October 1, 2006, the time limit for a state's filing of a request for reimbursement for interment costs for veterans buried in cemeteries other than national cemeteries. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to a state for operating and maintaining a veterans'…

Congressional Research Service · 2007-12-26

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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 CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$65,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$65,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$60,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $12,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$55,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $7,500

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$54,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $4,000

Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $3,000

Official PAC record
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$54,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $7,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $8,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $1,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$50,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $0

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$48,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $1,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$44,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $1,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $7,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$43,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $8,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500

Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $2,500

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $1,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $2,500

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,500

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $3,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$42,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $2,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $6,500

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $3,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$41,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $6,500

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $7,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $6,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $9,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $4,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $4,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,500

Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,000

John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000

Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $6,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$40,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$39,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,500

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $1,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$38,000

Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,500

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $1,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $2,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $3,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$37,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $2,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $2,500

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$37,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $0

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500

Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $0

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $5,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$37,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $2,500

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$36,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

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NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $3,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $4,500

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $1,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $2,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$35,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $1,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $4,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $3,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $4,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$35,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $7,500

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
PAC TO THE FUTURE$35,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$33,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $8,500

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

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FAIR SHOT PAC$32,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $10,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,500

Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,000

John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $4,500

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $2,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $1,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $3,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $3,000

Official PAC record
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000

Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $6,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $2,500

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$31,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $3,500

Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $2,500

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · -$1,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$30,500

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $1,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $4,500

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$30,500

John Boozman · Cosponsor · $4,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $7,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $3,000

Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $0

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMMITTEE$30,000

Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $7,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $5,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $7,500

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
JOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$30,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $10,000

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $10,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW$30,000

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$28,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $7,500

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $3,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $4,500

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $3,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$28,000

Tammy Baldwin · Sponsor · $2,000

Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000

Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $1,000

Gus M. Bilirakis · Cosponsor · $7,000

Emanuel Cleaver · Cosponsor · $1,500

Doris O. Matsui · Cosponsor · $9,500

Janice D. Schakowsky · Cosponsor · $2,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,000

Vern Buchanan · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$27,500

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000

Marcy Kaptur · Cosponsor · $10,000

Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000

Diana DeGette · Cosponsor · $2,500

Gwen Moore · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record

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