H.R. 4505 · 111th Congress · enacted
To enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
Became Public Law No: 111-246.
Latest official action 2010-09-30 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a state home to provide VA nursing home care to parents who had any children who died while serving in the Armed Forces.
Congressional Research Service · 2010-09-30
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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
Robert J. Wittman
House · VA District 1 · Republican
$1,246,600PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Peter Welch
Senate · VT · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chellie Pingree
House · ME District 1 · Democratic
$265,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Darrell Issa
House · CA District 48 · Republican
$324,212PAC receipts · 2025–2026
30 of 30 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.
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$20,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,500
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $3,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$15,000
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$15,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC$15,000
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$14,500
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $3,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordKRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)$14,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$12,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$12,000
CACI INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CACI PAC)$11,500
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$11,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$11,000
WOOLPERT, INC. PAC$11,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,988
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,500
A NEW NATION PAC$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIRBUS AMERICAS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED INTUITION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (APPLIED PAC)$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAUSTAL USA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTIEE$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUDDY PAC$10,000
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert J. Wittman · Cosponsor · $10,000
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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