H.R. 4158 · 112th Congress · enacted
To confirm full ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts from the astronauts' space missions.
Became Public Law No: 112-185.
Latest official action 2012-10-05 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Grants a U.S. astronaut who participated in any of the Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo programs through the completion of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, and who received an artifact during his participation, full ownership of and clear title to that artifact. Defines "artifact" as any expendable item utilized in missions for the Mercury, Gemini, or Apollo programs through the completion of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project not expressly required to be returned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the completion of the mission and other expendable, disposable, or personal-use items utilized by such an astronaut during participation in any such program, excluding lunar rocks and other lunar material. Prohibits the federal government from having any claim or right to ownership, control, or use of: (1) any artifact in the possession of such an astronaut; or (2) any such artifact that was subsequently transferred, sold, or assigned to a third party by such an astronaut.
Congressional Research Service · 2012-03-07
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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
Frank D. Lucas
House · OK District 3 · Republican
$722,374PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Robert B. Aderholt
House · AL District 4 · Republican
$510,272PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael T. McCaul
House · TX District 10 · Republican
$80,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
33 of 33 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 CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$32,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$30,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$30,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$20,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$19,600
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,800
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $4,800
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$18,500
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$18,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$17,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$16,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $8,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$16,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$15,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$15,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · -$5,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$15,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $4,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,982
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $4,994
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $4,994
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$14,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$14,000
BLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$13,500
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC)$13,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $5,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordUSA RICE FEDERATION PAC$13,500
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
CME GROUP INC. PAC$12,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$12,500
OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$12,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $6,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$12,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $2,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $4,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$12,000
Frank D. Lucas · Cosponsor · $3,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Cosponsor · $2,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$11,500
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