S. 2444 · 113th Congress · enacted
Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014
Became Public Law No: 113-281.
Latest official action 2014-12-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 - Title I: Authorization - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2015 appropriations for the Coast Guard for: operation and maintenance; the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft; the Coast Guard Reserve program; environmental compliance and restoration of Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and facilities; research, development, test, and evaluation of technologies, materials, and human factors related to search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and defense readiness; and alteration or removal of bridges over navigable waters of the United States constituting obstructions to navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs associated with the Alteration of Bridges Program. (Sec. 102) Authorizes for FY2015 end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 43,000 and military training student loads. Title II: Coast Guard - (Sec. 201) Reduces from 7,200 to 6,000 the number of commissioned officers on the active duty promotion list, subject to current exceptions. (Sec. 202) Designates …
Congressional Research Service · 2014-12-18
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
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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
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maria Cantwell
Senate · WA · Democratic
-$11,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
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.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$21,250
John Thune · Cosponsor · $21,250
Official PAC recordSAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $14,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $13,000
Official PAC recordBLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC)$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$8,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordEXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordHY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordMCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/HORSE PAC$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordSYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC)$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordWSP USA INC. PAC$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordOLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC)$7,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordSOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALSTON & BIRD PAC$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC)$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $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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