H.R. 1952 · 116th Congress · enacted
Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-184.
Latest official action 2020-10-30 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
A source summary has not been retrieved yet. Read the official bill to inspect its provisions.
Government source record · 2026-10-12
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.
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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
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
House · PA District 1 · Republican
$2,223,728PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Stephen F. Lynch
House · MA District 8 · Democratic
$344,748PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brad Sherman
House · CA District 32 · Democratic
$783,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC 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.
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$32,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$30,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$30,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$30,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$30,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$25,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $9,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$25,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$22,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$22,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$22,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $7,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$22,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$22,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $2,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$21,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $7,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$21,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,982
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,494
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,494
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$20,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$20,000
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB$20,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $4,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$18,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $7,500
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$18,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $12,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$17,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$16,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $5,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordTHE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$16,000
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC$15,500
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$15,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $3,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $6,000
Stephen F. Lynch · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brad Sherman · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$15,000
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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