H.R. 1545 · 115th Congress · enacted
VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-86.
Latest official action 2017-11-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to disclose information about an individual who is dispensed medication prescribed by a VA employee or by a non-VA provider authorized to prescribe such medication by the VA (currently, about a veteran or the dependent of a veteran) to a state controlled substance monitoring program to the extent necessary to prevent misuse and diversion of prescription medicines.
Congressional Research Service · 2017-11-21
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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
Jack Bergman
House · MI District 1 · Republican
$826,119PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Julia Brownley
House · CA District 26 · Democratic
$292,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark Takano
House · CA District 39 · Democratic
$379,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Scott H. Peters
House · CA District 50 · Democratic
$1,200,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
11 of 11 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.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$27,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$25,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $4,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$23,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $4,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$22,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$21,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $1,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$20,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$19,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$18,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$18,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $2,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$17,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $7,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)$17,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$17,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $5,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$16,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$16,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $10,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$15,000
GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$15,000
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$15,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$14,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$14,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $6,500
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$13,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,500
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$13,500
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC$13,500
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ORACLE PAC)$13,500
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000
Jack Bergman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Julia Brownley · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark Takano · Cosponsor · $4,000
Scott H. Peters · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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