S. 652 · 115th Congress · enacted
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017
Became Public Law No: 115-71.
Latest official action 2017-10-18 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 6, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration support for the education and training of personnel and health care providers for such programs is expanded to include education and training of family members.
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.
Cosponsor
Tim Kaine
Senate · VA · Democratic
$125,658PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senate · RI · Democratic
$55,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patty Murray
Senate · WA · Democratic
$311,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Angus S. King, Jr.
Senate · ME · Independent
$33,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elizabeth Warren
Senate · MA · Democratic
$18,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
14 of 14 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.
TEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$24,238
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$20,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
Angus S. King, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC)$20,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$17,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$17,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $4,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $7,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $14,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$15,250
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $200
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordBEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)$15,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordDENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
Sheldon Whitehouse · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elizabeth Warren · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE HAWKEYE PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$15,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTHE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC)$13,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $7,500
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$12,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$12,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · -$2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$12,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordIHEARTMEDIA, INC. PAC$12,500
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Angus S. King, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$12,500
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
SANOFI US SERVICES INC. EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$12,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$11,500
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$11,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$11,000
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$11,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $1,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$11,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $11,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patty Murray · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $4,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC)$11,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $11,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION ROOF PAC$11,000
VIZIENT, INC., POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$10,000
John Cornyn · 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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Measured outcome: not established
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