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H.J.Res. 66 · 115th Congress · enacted

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees.

Became Public Law No: 115-35.

Latest official action 2017-05-17 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This joint resolution nullifies a rule submitted by the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees. (The rule describes circumstances in which state payroll deduction savings programs with automatic enrollment would not give rise to the establishment of employee pension benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [ERISA]. It provides guidance to states designing the programs to reduce the risk of ERISA preemption of state laws and private-sector employers that may be covered by the state laws.)

Congressional Research Service · 2017-05-17

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.

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.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NORPAC$27,450

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $27,450

Official PAC record
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$26,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $8,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$26,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $3,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,976

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $4,994

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $4,994

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,994

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $9,994

Official PAC record
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$24,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $8,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$22,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$22,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $4,500

Official PAC record
INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$21,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC)$20,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$20,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)$20,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $3,500

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,500

Official PAC record
MCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$17,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $2,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$17,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $4,500

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,500

Official PAC record
IN THE ARENA PAC$15,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $0

Official PAC record
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$15,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$15,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $2,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
CAREER EDUCATION COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,900

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $8,900

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$13,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$13,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $0

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$13,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $2,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $3,500

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$13,000

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,000

Joe Wilson · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$12,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$12,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE$12,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$12,500

Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
PITNEY BOWES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $5,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$11,500

Virginia Foxx · Cosponsor · $10,000

Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,500

Official PAC record

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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