H.R. 4431 · 115th Congress · enacted
Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act
Became Public Law No: 115-352.
Latest official action 2018-12-21 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Correcting Miscalculations in Veterans' Pensions Act This bill authorizes federal agencies to pay on behalf of an employee, Member, or annuitant any additional interest assessed as a result of certain administrative errors in processing annuity deposit amount. Specifically, in calculating amounts that employees with prior military service may pay into their federal retirement account, an agency may pay interest that accrues to the employee for the agency's calculation error.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-12-21
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.
Sponsor
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
House · GA District 1 · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jim Banks
Senate · IN · Republican
$553,626PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
House · AS · Republican
$18,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Clay Higgins
House · LA District 3 · Republican
$125,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jimmy Gomez
House · CA District 34 · Democratic
$520,705PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Peter Welch
Senate · VT · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Stephen F. Lynch
House · MA District 8 · Democratic
$344,748PAC receipts · 2025–2026
12 of 12 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.
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$25,000
Jim Banks · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNORPAC$20,600
Jim Banks · Cosponsor · $20,600
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$20,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Peter Welch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$20,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$18,500
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $3,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$17,500
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$13,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$12,500
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$11,500
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$11,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $3,500
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
A NEW NATION PAC$10,000
Jim Banks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000
AMERIPAC: THE FUND FOR A GREATER AMERICA$10,000
APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$10,000
Jim Banks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHC BOLD PAC$10,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHENIERE ENERGY, INC. PAC$10,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000
Jim Banks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHALL RENDER KILLIAN HEATH & LYMAN PC EMPLOYEE PAC AKA HALLWAY PAC FEDERAL$10,000
Jim Banks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$10,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$10,000
Jim Banks · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMANUFACTURED HOUSING INSTITUTE PAC$10,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTURQUOISE PAC$10,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITE HERE TIP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE$10,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Clay Higgins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jimmy Gomez · Cosponsor · -$1,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$8,000
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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Measured outcome: not established
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