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H.R. 2017 · 112th Congress · enacted

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-33.

Latest official action 2011-09-30 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes continuing appropriations for FY2012. (Sec. 101) Makes appropriations for continuing operations, projects, or activities which were conducted in FY2011 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were made available in: (1) the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011 (division A of Public Law 112-10); and (2) the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (division B of Public Law 112-10). Reduces the rate for operations by 1.503%. (Sec. 102) Prohibits the use of appropriations, funds, or authority granted under this Act for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) new production of items not funded for production in FY2011 or prior years; (2) the increase in production rates above those sustained with FY2011 funds; or (3) the initiation, resumption, or continuation of any project, activity, operation, or organization for which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available during FY2011. Bars the use of DOD appropriations, funds, or authority granted under this Act to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement unless specifically appropriated later. (Sec. 104) Prohibits the use of appropriations, funds, or authority granted by this Act to initiate or resume any project or activity for which appropriations, funds, or other authority…

Congressional Research Service · 2011-09-26

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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.

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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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
DRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC)$10,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
MODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. (MTSI) LEADERS FOR ENDURING SOLUTIONS$10,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
PROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('PROTECTIVEPAC')$10,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
TORCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
WATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$8,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$7,500
MAYNARD NEXSEN PAC$7,500
NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC$7,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$7,500
PEOPLETEC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEOPLETEC PAC)$7,500
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$7,000
AEROVIRONMENT, INC PAC$6,000
PROFESSIONAL COMPOUNDING CENTERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$5,000
ALABAMA POWER CO EMPLOYEES FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (APC EMPLOYEES FEDERAL PAC)$5,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$5,000
BALCH AND BINGHAM LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE$5,000
CADENCE BANK PAC$5,000
ELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION$5,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$5,000
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)$5,000
KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

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