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S. 3542 · 112th Congress · enacted

No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012

Became Public Law No: 112-218.

Latest official action 2012-12-20 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 29, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to determine whether checked baggage on a flight or flight segment originating at an airport outside the United States must be re-screened in the United States for explosives before it can continue on any additional flight or flight segment if the baggage has already been screened in the foreign airport in accordance with an aviation security preclearance agreement between the United States and the country in which the airport is located. Defines "aviation security preclearance agreement" to mean an agreement that delineates and implements security standards and protocols comparable to those of the United States and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers to deplane into sterile areas of U.S. airports. Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on the re-screening of baggage.

Congressional Research Service · 2012-12-20

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.

No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.

2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.

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.

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.

MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$21,250

John Thune · Cosponsor · $21,250

Official PAC record
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000

Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $14,000

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$13,500

Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $3,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $13,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
BLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC)$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000

Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$10,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$8,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $8,500

Official PAC record
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)$7,500

Amy Klobuchar · Sponsor · $2,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/HORSE PAC$7,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC)$7,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
WSP USA INC. PAC$7,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC)$7,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,000

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION FRESH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FRESH PAC)$6,000
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,500

Official PAC record
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
ALSTON & BIRD PAC$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CROP INSURERS PAC$5,000
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000

John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.

Measured outcome: not established

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