H.R. 720 · 114th Congress · enacted
Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-50.
Latest official action 2015-09-24 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 5, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) Directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security to: (1) conduct outreach to all U.S. airports at which the TSA performs, or oversees the implementation and performance of, security measures; and (2) give necessary technical assistance to verify that such airports have in place individualized working plans for responding to security incidents inside the airport perimeter, including active shooters, acts of terrorism, and incidents that target passenger-screening checkpoints. Requires the TSA to report to Congress on the outreach findings, including an analysis of the level of preparedness such airports have to respond to such incidents. (Sec. 4) Requires the TSA to: (1) identify best practices that exist across airports for security incident planning, management, and training; and (2) establish a mechanism through which to share those best practices with other airport operators nationwide. (Sec. 5) Requires the TSA also to: (1) certify annually to specified congressional committees that all screening personnel have participated in practical training exercises for active shooter scenarios, and (2) analyze for those same committees how TSA can us…
Congressional Research Service · 2015-09-24
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.
Cosponsor
Michael T. McCaul
House · TX District 10 · Republican
$80,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bennie G. Thompson
House · MS District 2 · Democratic
$626,600PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Hudson
House · NC District 9 · Republican
$1,725,138PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Norma J. Torres
House · CA District 35 · Democratic
$423,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Julia Brownley
House · CA District 26 · Democratic
$292,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maxine Waters
House · CA District 43 · Democratic
$428,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
7 of 7 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.
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$34,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$32,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$32,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $7,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$28,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$28,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $0
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$25,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $3,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$25,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$25,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$24,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $6,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$23,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $9,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$22,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordSEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$22,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $2,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$22,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $4,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$21,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $6,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $1,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$20,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$20,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $4,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$20,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$19,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$19,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $2,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$18,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $4,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$18,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $6,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$18,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $4,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $3,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $1,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $6,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $3,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · -$1,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$17,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $0
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$17,500
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$16,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $4,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $5,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$16,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $1,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$16,000
Bennie G. Thompson · Cosponsor · $2,000
Norma J. Torres · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Maxine Waters · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordThe 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
Enactment alone does not show whether a law improved its intended outcome. We need a dated evaluation, observed result or verified implementation record before claiming success or failure.