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S. 615 · 111th Congress · enacted

A bill to provide additional personnel authorities for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.

Became Public Law No: 111-38.

Latest official action 2009-06-30 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to authorize the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction to exercise certain employment and employment-related authorities currently permitted for the heads of temporary organizations established by law or executive order.

Congressional Research Service · 2009-06-30

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

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.

8 of 8 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.

REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC)$14,372
DLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)$13,000

Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $8,000

Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$12,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000

Susan M. Collins · Sponsor · $8,500

Chuck Grassley · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
1890 PAC$10,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$10,000
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$10,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN RHEINMETALL DEFENSE, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$10,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BADLANDS PAC$10,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$10,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$10,000
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$10,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$10,000
BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PAC$10,000
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$10,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$10,000
CHS/COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (CHS PAC)$10,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
DAKOTA PAC$10,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
E-PAC$10,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000

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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