H.R. 915 · 112th Congress · enacted
Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
Became Public Law No: 112-205.
Latest official action 2012-12-07 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 22, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), which shall establish units to enhance border security by addressing and reducing border security threats and violence by: (1) facilitating collaboration among federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement agencies to execute coordinated activities in furtherance of border security and homeland security; and (2) enhancing information-sharing, including the dissemination of homeland security information among such agencies. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish BEST units in jurisdictions in which such units can contribute to BEST missions, after considering: (1) whether the area in which the unit would be established is significantly impacted by cross-border threats; (2) the availability of federal, state, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement resources to participate in the unit; (3) the extent to which border security threats are having a significant harmful impact in the area and in other U.S. jurisdictions; and (4) whether an Integrated Border Enforcement Team already exists in the area. Dir…
Congressional Research Service · 2012-12-07
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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.
Sponsor
Henry Cuellar
House · TX District 28 · Democratic
$728,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael T. McCaul
House · TX District 10 · Republican
$80,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
3 of 3 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 ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,800
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $21,800
Official PAC recordBORDER HEALTH FEDERAL PAC$20,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $20,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$14,400
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE DOG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY FUND$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMIDWEST REGION LABORERS' POLITICAL LEAGUE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS INC. PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL TANK TRUCK CARRIERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNO LABELS PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOSI SYSTEMS INC PAC OSI PAC$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$10,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordACROSS THE AISLE PAC$9,500
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $9,500
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$8,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$7,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$7,500
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$7,500
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNEW DEMOCRAT COALITION ACTION FUND$7,500
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLAMANTIA FAMILY PAC$7,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordOUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
TRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC.$7,000
DEMOCRATS RESHAPING AMERICA (DREAMPAC)$6,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordBEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)$5,500
A NEW NATION PAC$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Henry Cuellar · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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