H.R. 1344 · 113th Congress · enacted
Helping Heroes Fly Act
Became Public Law No: 113-27.
Latest official action 2013-08-09 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Helping Heroes Fly Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to develop and implement a process to ease travel and to the extent possible provide expedited passenger screening services for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans. Requires the Assistant Secretary also to maintain an operations center to provide for the movement of such members and veterans through screening before boarding a domestic or foreign passenger aircraft. Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish and publish certain protocols for severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans or their family members and others to contact the operations center to request expedited screening services for that member or veteran. Declares that nothing in this Act shall affect the Assistant Secretary's authority to require additional screening of such individuals, or their accompanying family members or nonmedical attendants, if intelligence, law enforcement, or other information indicates that it is necessary. Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on implementation of the program.
Congressional Research Service · 2013-08-01
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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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
David P. Joyce
House · OH District 14 · Republican
$974,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bennie G. Thompson
House · MS District 2 · Democratic
$626,600PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark Pocan
House · WI District 2 · Democratic
$471,320PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael T. McCaul
House · TX District 10 · Republican
$80,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Hudson
House · NC District 9 · Republican
$1,725,138PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bradley Scott Schneider
House · IL District 10 · Democratic
$1,391,743PAC receipts · 2025–2026
24 of 24 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.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$50,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$42,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$40,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $0
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$33,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$33,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$30,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$30,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$27,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$27,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$27,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $3,500
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$25,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$25,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$25,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$25,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,999
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $9,999
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$24,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$24,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $1,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordT-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)$24,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$23,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$23,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$22,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $0
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$22,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$21,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Mark Pocan · Cosponsor · $3,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $8,500
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$21,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$21,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$21,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,500
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$21,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$20,500
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$20,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
David P. Joyce · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bradley Scott Schneider · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$20,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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