H.R. 3996 · 115th Congress · enacted
Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act
Became Public Law No: 115-332.
Latest official action 2018-12-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Protecting Access to the Courts for Taxpayers Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal judicial code to authorize a U.S. district court, a U.S. court of appeals, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, or the Court of International Trade to transfer to the U.S. Tax Court a misfiled case within the Tax Court's jurisdiction.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-12-19
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
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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.
Sponsor
Darrell Issa
House · CA District 48 · Republican
$324,212PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerrold Nadler
House · NY District 12 · Democratic
$71,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 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.
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordBMI POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BMI PAC)$10,000
EDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$10,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$10,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)$6,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$6,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$5,500
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS PAC (AAP PAC)$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUDDY PAC$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLKQ CORPORATION EMPLOYEE GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEW MAJORITY FEDERAL PAC$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordROAD TO FREEDOM CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TEVA PAC)$5,000
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC$5,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,994
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordMOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAAMERICA PAC)$4,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,500
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$4,500
Jerrold Nadler · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordUNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP EMPLOYEE ACTION FUND$4,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordBLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordKRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KRATOS PAC)$4,000
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$3,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$3,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordCEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED (CAVU PAC)$3,500
Darrell Issa · Sponsor · $3,500
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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Measured outcome: not established
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