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H.R. 2385 · 116th Congress · enacted

To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program.

Became Public Law No: 116-107.

Latest official action 2020-01-17 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program. The program provides the public with engagement and educational opportunities regarding veterans interred in national, state, or tribal veterans' cemeteries. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to report on the efficacy of the grant program.

Congressional Research Service · 2020-01-17

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Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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Politicians behind the bill

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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.

NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$12,500
A NEW NATION PAC$10,000
ABRAHAM LINCOLN PAC$10,000
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN CLINICAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATON PAC (LABPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$10,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
BAKER PAC$10,000
BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$10,000
CROSSPARTISAN PAC II$10,000
DEFENDING THE AMERICAN DREAM PAC$10,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
EMPLOYEE OWNED S CORPORATIONS OF AMERICA PAC (ESCA PAC)$10,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC)$10,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$10,000
FIGHT ON PAC$10,000
FIRST IN FREEDOM PAC$10,000
FIRSTENERGY CORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
FOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC$10,000
HELPING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS ORGANIZE PAC (HELO PAC)$10,000
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
IN THE ARENA PAC$10,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$10,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

The 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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