S. 1716 · 110th Congress · enacted
A bill to amend the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to strike a requirement relating to forage producers.
Became Public Law No: 110-80.
Latest official action 2007-08-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to eliminate the requirement that forage producers must participate in the insurance pilot program or the noninsured crop disaster assistance program in order to receive crop disaster and livestock assistance.
Congressional Research Service · 2007-07-30
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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.
Sponsor
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Barrasso
Senate · WY · Republican
$407,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
12 of 12 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.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$21,250
John Thune · Sponsor · $21,250
Official PAC recordMORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $14,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $13,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$13,000
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$11,500
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$11,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$11,000
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC)$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$10,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$10,000
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$10,000
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL$10,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)$9,000
WSP USA INC. PAC$9,000
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$8,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordPEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEABODY PAC)$8,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
AMERICAN ROAD & TRANSPORTATION BUILDERS ASSOCIATION PAC$7,500
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC)$7,500
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$7,500
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/HORSE PAC$7,500
John Thune · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC$7,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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