H.R. 5729 · 115th Congress · enacted
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-230.
Latest official action 2018-08-02 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the U.S. Coast Guard from: (1) implementing the rule titled "Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements," and (2) proposing or issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule that would require the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards. These prohibitions end 60 days after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) submits to Congress an assessment of the transportation security card program. (Sec. 3) DHS must report to Congress on implementation of the transportation security card program within 30 days of the bill's enactment and every 90 days after that until it completes the assessment.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-07-26
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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.
3 of 3 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.
A NEW NATION PAC$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNOW ELECTING HONEST LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE PAC$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordOLD BREED PAC$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordRAPTOR PAC$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS REPUBLICANS UNITED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TRU PAC)$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVICTORY EAST$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$4,800
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $4,800
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordCITY ON A HILL PAC$3,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBUILDING AMERICAN CONSERVATISM PAC$2,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordTRINITY INDUSTRIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SF) INC.$2,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordBARNES & THORNBURG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordHANGER INC. PAC$1,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$1,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordPARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC$1,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$0
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordBEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)$0
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordFOLEY & LARDNER POLITICAL FUND, INC.$0
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordJPAC-$1,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordMINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC)-$1,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · -$1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN UKRAINE PAC-$2,500
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON-$5,000
Michael T. McCaul · Cosponsor · -$5,000
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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