S. 2854 · 114th Congress · enacted
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-325.
Latest official action 2016-12-16 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill reauthorizes the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 (Emmett Till Act) and expands the responsibilities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to include the investigation and prosecution of criminal civil rights statutes violations that occurred before 1980 and resulted in a death. (Currently, Emmett Till Act investigations are limited to violations that occurred before 1970.) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that all authorities with jurisdiction should: (1) meet regularly with civil rights organizations, institutions of higher education, and DOJ-designated entities to coordinate information sharing and discuss the status of DOJ's Emmett Till Act work; (2) support the full accounting of all victims whose deaths or disappearances were the result of racially motivated crimes; (3) hold accountable under federal and state law individuals who were perpetrators of, or accomplices in, unsolved civil rights murders and disappearances; (4) keep families regularly informed about the status of the investigations; and (5) expeditiously comply with Freedom of Information Act requests and develop a singul…
Congressional Research Service · 2016-12-16
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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
Roger F. Wicker
Senate · MS · Republican
$118,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$588,450PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cory A. Booker
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$488,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
16 of 16 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.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$31,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $3,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$20,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$20,000
BLUE WAVE PROJECT$20,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$20,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$20,000
GIDDY UP PAC$20,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$20,000
HAWAII PAC$20,000
HEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$20,000
HOOPS PAC$20,000
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC$20,000
IN OUR HANDS$20,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$20,000
OCEANS PAC$20,000
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC$20,000
PEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$20,000
PERIMETER PAC$20,000
PINEAPPLE PAC$20,000
REV UP PAC$20,000
TURQUOISE PAC$20,000
VICTORY NOW PAC$20,000
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$19,238
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $19,238
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,200
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$18,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $3,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$17,500
DEFEND THE DREAM$17,500
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$17,500
NUTMEG PAC$17,500
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $9,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$16,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $5,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $5,450
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$15,000
BLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$15,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
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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