S. 1266 · 115th Congress · enacted
Enhancing Veteran Care Act
Became Public Law No: 115-95.
Latest official action 2017-12-20 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Enhancing Veteran Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with a nonprofit organization that accredits health care organizations and programs in the United States to investigate a VA medical center to assess and report deficiencies of the center's facilities. The VA shall delegate such authority to the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) in which the medical center is located or to the director of such medical center. Before entering into a contract, a VISN director or a medical center director shall notify the VA, the VA Inspector General, and the Government Accountability Office in order to coordinate an investigation conducted pursuant to such contract with any other ongoing investigations.
Congressional Research Service · 2017-12-20
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.
Cosponsor
James Lankford
Senate · OK · Republican
$375,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Senate · NH · Democratic
-$12,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
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.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$10,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$7,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$7,500
SOLAR FOR AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINACE PAC$7,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLISON TRANSMISSION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC (CMC PAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDIVERSIFIED GAS & OIL CORPORATION PAC$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCERS ALLIANCE PAC (DEPA PAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHF SINCLAIR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DINO PAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTUIT INC. 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP FUND$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIRANIAN AMERICAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - PUBLIC AFFAIRS ALLIANCE OF IRANIAN AMERICANS$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STRIPPER WELL ASSOCIATION PAC (NSWA PAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordRYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSENIOR CARE PHARMACY COALITION PAC$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordU.S. ANESTHESIA PARTNERS, INC. PAC D/B/A/ USAP PAC$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVGM GROUP INC PAC (VGM PAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVIATRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VIAPAC)$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWORKING FOR OHIO$5,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC)$4,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordQUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$4,000
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordACCENDRA HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ACCENDRA HEALTH PAC)$3,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordMARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MARSH PAC)$3,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordCACI INTERNATIONAL INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CACI PAC)$3,300
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $3,300
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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