S. 238 · 114th Congress · enacted
Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-133.
Latest official action 2016-03-09 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to issue oleoresin capsicum spray (i.e., pepper spray) to officers and employees who respond to emergency situations at high-security, medium-security, and administrative facilities. Officers and employees may use pepper spray to reduce violent acts by prisoners and visitors. An officer of employee must complete a training course prior to receiving pepper spray and annually thereafter on its use. (Sec. 3) The Government Accountability Office must: (1) evaluate the effect of issuing pepper spray on reducing crime and violence in high-security, medium-security, and administrative facilities; (2) evaluate the advisability of issuing pepper spray at low- or minimum-security facilities; and (3) recommend safety improvements for BOP officers and employees.
Congressional Research Service · 2016-03-09
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
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Shelley Moore Capito
Senate · WV · Republican
$1,950,210PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James Lankford
Senate · OK · Republican
$375,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mitch McConnell
Senate · KY · Republican
-$105,712PAC receipts · 2025–2026
9 of 9 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.
FREEDOM FUND$30,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$30,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$26,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$25,000
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$25,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$22,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$20,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$20,000
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$20,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$20,000
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$20,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$20,000
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$20,000
DAKOTA PAC$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC$20,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$20,000
LETS GET TO WORK PAC$20,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
PENNSYLVANIA HONOR$20,000
THE HAWKEYE PAC$20,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC$20,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$20,000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)$20,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$19,238
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $19,238
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $7,500
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $4,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mitch McConnell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $14,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $3,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$17,625
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$17,500
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$17,500
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$17,500
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
FLUOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FLUOR PAC)$17,500
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$17,500
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$17,500
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$17,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Shelley Moore Capito · Cosponsor · $6,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,000
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
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