S. 1766 · 115th Congress · enacted
SAFER Act of 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-107.
Latest official action 2018-01-08 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting Act of 2017 or the SAFER Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004 to require the Department of Justice (DOJ), in providing information about the role of forensic nurses to certain health-related entities, to provide information about the role of both adult and pediatric forensic nurses. DOJ must also provide additional information on the need for pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners in responding to the abuse of both children and adolescents. (Sec. 3) Additionally, the bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize through FY2022 the requirement for DOJ to allocate a certain percentage of funds under the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program for grants to audit backlogged sexual assault kits (i.e., rape kits). It extends from 2018 to 2023 the sunset date of DOJ's authority to award grants to collect DNA of arrestees and to audit backlogged rape kits.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-01-08
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
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael F. Bennet
Senate · CO · Democratic
$31,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Senate · NV · Democratic
$303,134PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons
Senate · DE · Democratic
$1,411,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ted Cruz
Senate · TX · Republican
$529,115PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Kennedy
Senate · LA · Republican
$113,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Thom Tillis
Senate · NC · Republican
$950,975PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Margaret Wood Hassan
Senate · NH · Democratic
$613,285PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
17 of 17 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.
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$32,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $11,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $14,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $4,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$30,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$30,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$25,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $9,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $15,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$25,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$24,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $3,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$3,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordPOLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$24,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $6,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$23,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$22,750
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $4,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $3,250
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $1,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $7,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $0
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$22,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $12,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $8,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$22,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$22,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $7,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$22,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $3,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $6,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $4,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordPERATON CORP. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (A.K.A. 'PERATON PAC')$21,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $3,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $4,500
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $14,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,200
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordCOUPANG, INC. COMPANY PAC (COUPAC)$21,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $4,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $6,000
John Kennedy · Cosponsor · $1,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $3,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$20,000
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael F. Bennet · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $1,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · -$2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $5,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ted Cruz · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
John Cornyn · Sponsor · $10,000
Christopher A. Coons · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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