H.R. 4057 · 112th Congress · enacted
Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012
Became Public Law No: 112-249.
Latest official action 2013-01-10 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 19, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces (members) through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning. Requires such information to: (1) include accreditation information and a description of available federal aid programs, and (2) be provided through hyperlinks on the VA website. Requires the Secretary, in developing the policy, to conduct a market survey to determine the availability of a commercially available off-the-shelf online tool that: (1) allows veterans to determine whether they are academically ready to engage in postsecondary education and training opportunities, and (2) provides a list of providers of such opportunities. Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional veterans and education committees on: (1) the policy developed, (2) a plan to implement the policy, and (3) survey results. Prohibits the Secretary from approving an educational institution that provides any commission, bonus, or other incentive payment based on success in securing enrollments. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the VA provides assistance to personnel of educational institutions who are charged with su…
Congressional Research Service · 2013-01-10
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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
Gus M. Bilirakis
House · FL District 12 · Republican
$935,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Betty McCollum
House · MN District 4 · Democratic
$500,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chellie Pingree
House · ME District 1 · Democratic
$265,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Cassidy
Senate · LA · Republican
$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John R. Carter
House · TX District 31 · Republican
$514,867PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brad Sherman
House · CA District 32 · Democratic
$783,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ken Calvert
House · CA District 41 · Republican
$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mazie K. Hirono
Senate · HI · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
25 of 25 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.
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$55,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $8,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $8,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $8,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$45,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $2,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $4,500
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$40,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$39,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $3,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · -$500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $6,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$34,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $10,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$32,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,745
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $9,994
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,994
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $4,767
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,494
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $8,496
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$31,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$30,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$30,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$27,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$26,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $3,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$26,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $3,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$25,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $2,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $3,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$25,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$25,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLEONARDO DRS PAC$25,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$25,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$25,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$24,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $2,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $9,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordLEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$24,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $7,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $1,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$24,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$22,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $2,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$22,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,500
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $1,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $5,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,500
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$21,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$20,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$20,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $10,000
Chellie Pingree · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$20,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$18,500
Gus M. Bilirakis · Sponsor · $1,000
Betty McCollum · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $3,000
John R. Carter · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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