S. 1481 · 111th Congress · enacted
Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-374.
Latest official action 2011-01-04 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 17, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to revise requirements for supportive housing for persons with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 (rental voucher program) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for persons with disabilities in an amount at least necessary to convert the number of authorized vouchers and funding under an annual contributions contract in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to issue guidance to public housing agencies (PHAs) receiving voucher assistance under this Act, as well as those that received such assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for incremental vouchers for nonelderly disabled families during FY1997-FY2002, in order to ensure that such vouchers continue to be provided upon turnover to qualified persons with disabilities or to qualified nonelderly disabled families. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to PHAs and other administering entities to: (1) facilitate using vouchers to provide permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, (2) help …
Congressional Research Service · 2011-01-04
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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
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
9 of 9 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 ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$14,375
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEYOND FINANCE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOCEANS PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOFF THE SIDELINES PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPINEAPPLE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPROFESSIONAL AVIATION SAFETY SPECIALISTS PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPURPOSE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREV UP PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000
TURQUOISE PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVICTORY NOW PAC$10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEND CITIZENS UNITED$7,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$7,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordK&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)$7,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
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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