S. 2245 · 115th Congress · enacted
KIWI Act
Became Public Law No: 115-226.
Latest official action 2018-08-01 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act (Sec. 2) This bill makes New Zealand nationals eligible to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors as provided for under the Immigration and Nationality Act if New Zealand provides reciprocal nonimmigrant treatment to U.S. nationals.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-08-01
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
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
Mazie K. Hirono
Senate · HI · Democratic
$44,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Lee
Senate · UT · Republican
$241,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tim Kaine
Senate · VA · Democratic
$125,658PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Roger F. Wicker
Senate · MS · Republican
$118,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
7 of 7 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.
SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC)$20,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$15,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Sponsor · $4,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $3,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $6,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordFRAMATOME INC PAC$14,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $3,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$14,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Sponsor · $3,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $4,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$12,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Sponsor · $5,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWSP USA INC. PAC$12,500
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $4,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$10,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Sponsor · $4,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$10,000
Mazie K. Hirono · Sponsor · $2,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$10,000
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$10,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordRYAN LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RYANPAC)$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$7,700
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $200
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOVINGTON AND BURLING LLP PAC$7,500
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC)$7,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Sponsor · $2,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$6,500
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$6,500
LUNDBECK LLC EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Mazie K. Hirono · Sponsor · $1,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$6,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $1,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordBOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BOEHRINGER PAC)$6,000
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$6,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $1,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordRELX INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
SALTCHUK RESOURCES, INC. PAC$6,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$6,000
ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
ALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAM GENERAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AM GENERAL PAC)$5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordARDENT LEGACY HOLDINGS LLC GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $2,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $2,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WATER AUTONOMY, INC. PAC$5,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BP NORTH AMERICA EMPLOYEE PAC)$5,000
Mike Lee · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBROADCOM INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BROADCOM PAC)$5,000
CADENCE BANK PAC$5,000
Roger F. Wicker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC. PAC$5,000
Patty Murray · 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?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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