H.R. 6582 · 112th Congress · enacted
American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act
Became Public Law No: 112-210.
Latest official action 2012-12-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act - (Sec. 2) Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to exempt a walk-in cooler or walk-in freezer component manufactured on or after January 1, 2009, from the requirement that it contain wall, ceiling, and door insulation of at least R-25 for coolers and R-32 for freezers, if the manufacturer has demonstrated to the Secretary of Energy (DOE) that such component reduces energy consumption at least as much as if such requirement were to apply. (Sec. 3) Amends EPCA to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to publish a rule that establishes a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for covered water heaters (water heaters, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired hot water storage tanks). Declares that the purpose of such rule is to replace with a uniform efficiency descriptor: (1) the energy factor descriptor for water heaters established under such Act; and (2) the thermal efficiency and standby loss descriptors for storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired water storage tanks established under such rule. Requires the efficiency standard for covered water heaters to be denominated according to the efficiency descriptor established by such rule. Requires the Secretary to develop a mathematical conversion factor for converting the measurement of effic…
Congressional Research Service · 2012-12-18
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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
Robert B. Aderholt
House · AL District 4 · Republican
$510,272PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marsha Blackburn
Senate · TN · Republican
$130,120PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sam Graves
House · MO District 6 · Republican
$891,107PAC receipts · 2025–2026
14 of 14 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.
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$15,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$15,000
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
HERZOG PAC$14,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $14,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$12,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$12,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,088
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$12,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$11,000
AMERICAN CONCRETE PIPE ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE ORIGIN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLUE ORIGIN PAC)$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCADENCE BANK PAC$10,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDRUMMOND COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DPAC)$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMODERN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. (MTSI) LEADERS FOR ENDURING SOLUTIONS$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$10,000
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC$10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
OSHKOSH CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC (OCEPAC)$10,000
Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPROTECTIVE LIFE CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('PROTECTIVEPAC')$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTORCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$10,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC$9,000
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$8,500
Robert B. Aderholt · Sponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)$8,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
AGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE$7,500
Sam Graves · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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