H.J.Res. 56 · 111th Congress · enacted
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 111-42.
Latest official action 2009-07-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 21, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Title I: Approving the Renewal of Import Restrictions Contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 - (Sec. 101) Amends the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to renew, for three years, the President's authority to ban the import of Burmese products. (Sec. 102) Approves the renewal of certain import restrictions contained in the Act. Deems this resolution a renewal resolution. (Sec. 103) Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to extend from January 31, 2018, through February 7, 2018, certain customs fees for the processing of merchandise entered into the United States. (Sec. 104) States that this resolution shall take effect upon its enactment or July 26, 2009, whichever occurs first. Title II: Time for Payment of Corporate Estimated Taxes - Corporate Estimated Tax Shift Act of 2009 - (Sec. 202) Makes inapplicable to any installment of corporate estimated tax otherwise due after December 31, 2009, the percentages of estimated tax liability of corporations with at least $1 billion in assets required by the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 for the third quarters of 2010 through 2013. Increases the estimated tax payments of such corporations in the third quarter of 2014 by .25%, and…
Congressional Research Service · 2009-07-28
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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
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James P. McGovern
House · MA District 2 · Democratic
$248,525PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Betty McCollum
House · MN District 4 · Democratic
$500,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Steve Cohen
House · TN District 9 · Democratic
$308,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rosa L. DeLauro
House · CT District 3 · Democratic
$619,957PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chellie Pingree
House · ME District 1 · Democratic
$265,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
André Carson
House · IN District 7 · Democratic
$535,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Peter Welch
Senate · VT · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
29 of 29 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 FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$65,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$55,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$55,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$47,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$47,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$44,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $4,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$40,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $0
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$37,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · -$2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $7,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$34,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$34,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $8,500
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $3,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$33,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $7,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $6,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$33,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$32,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $7,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $1,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $6,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$27,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL)$23,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $7,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$23,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $2,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $3,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSMART TD PAC$23,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $3,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$22,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $9,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$22,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$22,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$22,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $1,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $1,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$22,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$21,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $3,500
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $4,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$20,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$19,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$18,500
Steve Cohen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $8,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$17,500
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$17,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$17,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,500
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $4,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $8,000
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$17,000
James P. McGovern · Cosponsor · $1,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $1,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $2,500
André Carson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC')$17,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $8,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,000
Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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