S. 178 · 115th Congress · enacted
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act
Became Public Law No: 115-70.
Latest official action 2017-10-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 1, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act TITLE I--SUPPORTING FEDERAL CASES INVOLVING ELDER JUSTICE (Sec. 101) This bill establishes requirements for the Department of Justice (DOJ) with respect to investigating and prosecuting elder abuse crimes and enforcing elder abuse laws. Specifically, DOJ must: designate Elder Justice Coordinators in federal judicial districts and at DOJ, implement comprehensive training for Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, and establish a working group to provide policy advice. The Executive Office for United States Attorneys must operate a resource group to assist prosecutors in pursuing elder abuse cases. The Federal Trade Commission must designate an Elder Justice Coordinator within its Bureau of Consumer Protection. TITLE II--IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION AND FEDERAL COORDINATION (Sec. 201) DOJ must establish best practices for data collection on elder abuse. (Sec. 202) DOJ must collect and publish data on elder abuse cases and investigations. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must provide for publication data on elder abuse cases referred to adult protective services. TITLE III--ENHANCED VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO ELDER ABUSE SURVIVORS (Sec. 301) This section expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) …
Congressional Research Service · 2017-10-18
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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
Chuck Grassley
Senate · IA · Republican
$57,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Thom Tillis
Senate · NC · Republican
$950,975PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael F. Bennet
Senate · CO · Democratic
$31,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Susan M. Collins
Senate · ME · Republican
$2,384,579PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mazie K. Hirono
Senate · HI · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Senate · NV · Democratic
$303,134PAC receipts · 2025–2026
15 of 15 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 BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$30,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$30,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$30,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$30,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$25,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAKOTA PAC$25,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$25,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPENNSYLVANIA HONOR$25,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE HAWKEYE PAC$25,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$25,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$24,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $4,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $14,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$24,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $6,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $2,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$22,550
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $12,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$22,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$22,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$22,500
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$22,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$22,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$22,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$22,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,200
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $3,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$22,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $11,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordPHILLIPS 66 PAC$22,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $7,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $14,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$21,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $1,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$21,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $8,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$20,500
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $1,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $0
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SENIORS HOUSING ASSOCIATION (SENIORS HOUSING PAC)$20,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$20,000
BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Thom Tillis · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$20,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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