H.R. 4621 · 111th Congress · enacted
Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act
Became Public Law No: 111-155.
Latest official action 2010-04-07 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act - Declares matter that bears the term "census" on its envelope, outside cover, or wrapper, but that constitutes a solicitation by a nongovernmental entity, to be nonmailable by the United States Postal Service, unless: (1) it satisfies one of the exceptions specified for otherwise nonmailable matter under existing law (such as displaying an appropriate disclaimer); and (2) its envelope, outside cover, or wrapper bears on its face an accurate return address including the name of the entity that sent it.
Congressional Research Service · 2010-02-09
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.
No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
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
Al Green
House · TX District 9 · Democratic
$63,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Thompson
House · CA District 4 · Democratic
$1,885,724PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brad Sherman
House · CA District 32 · Democratic
$783,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Darrell Issa
House · CA District 48 · Republican
$324,212PAC receipts · 2025–2026
20 of 20 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 INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$26,000
Al Green · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordEDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$23,000
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$20,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC$20,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$20,000
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$20,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$20,000
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$19,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,500
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$18,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$17,500
Al Green · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$17,500
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)$17,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Al Green · Cosponsor · $3,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$16,500
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$16,500
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC)$15,000
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC)$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$15,000
PAC TO THE FUTURE$15,000
SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FUND$15,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordFS PAC$14,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$14,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$14,000
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,700
Al Green · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $6,200
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000
Mike Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Darrell Issa · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$13,000
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC$12,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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