S. 2465 · 115th Congress · enacted
Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-327.
Latest official action 2018-12-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to government, educational, and nonprofit entities for the purpose of supporting data collection and public health activities regarding heritable blood disorders, including sickle cell disease. (Sec. 3) Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the sickle cell disease grant program for federally-qualified health centers, nonprofit hospitals or clinics, and university health centers.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-12-18
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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
Tim Scott
Senate · SC · Republican
$205,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cory A. Booker
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$488,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Cassidy
Senate · LA · Republican
$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elizabeth Warren
Senate · MA · Democratic
$18,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
6 of 6 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.
LUMEXA IMAGING PAC$15,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$12,500
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$11,700
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $11,700
Official PAC recordDATAVANT PAC$10,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,500
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA FIRST PAC$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10,000
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEDUCATE AND INNOVATE PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENVISION HEALTHCARE OPERATING, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFREE STATE PAC$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGIDDY UP PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHAWAII PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTHEQUITY, INC. PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTHEQUITY PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOLD THE LINE$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOOPS PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIMMIGRANTS' LIST$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
LSTA, INC. PAC$10,000
Tim Scott · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordM-PAC$10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
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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