H.R. 205 · 112th Congress · enacted
HEARTH Act of 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-151.
Latest official action 2012-07-30 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 15, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2012 or HEARTH Act of 2012 - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands for business, agricultural, public, religious, educational, recreational, or residential purposes without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. (The Secretary must still approve the tribal regulations under which those leases are executed and mining leases still require the Secretary's approval.) Sets forth the environmental review process required under tribal lease regulations before those regulations obtain the Secretary's approval. Requires the process to identify and evaluate any significant effects a proposed lease may have on the environment and allow public comment on those effects. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a tribe, upon the tribe's request, with technical assistance in developing a regulatory environmental review process. Allows tribes to rely on a federal environmental review process rather than the tribal environmental review process if the project under review is federally funded. Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to report to Congress on the history and experience of Indian tribes that have …
Congressional Research Service · 2012-07-30
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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.
Sponsor
Martin Heinrich
Senate · NM · Democratic
$454,670PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cynthia M. Lummis
Senate · WY · Republican
$543,186PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cole
House · OK District 4 · Republican
$1,647,752PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ben Ray Luján
Senate · NM · Democratic
$1,879,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brad Sherman
House · CA District 32 · Democratic
$783,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Betty McCollum
House · MN District 4 · Democratic
$500,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC 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$44,175
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $4,175
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$43,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $8,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $9,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$41,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $9,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$40,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$38,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$37,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$35,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$32,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$32,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $4,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,000
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $2,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,000
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $2,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $3,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $4,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$30,500
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $0
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $0
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$30,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$30,000
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $10,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$30,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$30,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$30,000
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $1,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$29,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$27,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$27,500
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,499
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $9,999
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$27,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,500
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$26,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$26,000
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $6,500
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $1,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$25,500
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $1,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $0
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$25,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$25,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$25,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $0
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$25,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$25,000
Martin Heinrich · Sponsor · $5,000
Cynthia M. Lummis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $2,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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