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H.R. 5705 · 113th Congress · enacted

Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-269.

Latest official action 2014-12-18 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Propane Education and Research Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Propane Education and Research Act of 1996 to direct the Propane Education and Research Council to develop for propane distributors and consumers training programs on strategies to mitigate negative effects of future propane price spikes. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to use the refiner price to end users of consumer grade propane as published by the Energy Information Administration when preparing the annual analysis of changes in the price of propane relative to other energy sources.

Congressional Research Service · 2014-12-18

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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

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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.

4 of 4 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.

BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC$12,500
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$10,000
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$10,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$10,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,000
CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION PAC (CHPA/PAC)$9,500
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500

Robert E. Latta · Sponsor · $5,500

Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $4,000

Official PAC record
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$9,500
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$9,000
THE LUBRIZOL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES PAC$9,000
AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ELECTRIC RESOURCES PAC$8,500

Robert E. Latta · Sponsor · $7,500

Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$8,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$8,000
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$7,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$7,500
INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$7,500
NISOURCE INC. PAC$7,500
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
SOUTHERN COMPANY EMPLOYEES PAC$7,500
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$7,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$7,000
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$6,500
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$6,000
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$5,500
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)$5,500
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$5,500
ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 'ALUMINUM PAC'$5,000

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

What happened after enactment?

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Measured outcome: not established

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