H.R. 4285 · 116th Congress · enacted
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019
Became Public Law No: 116-61.
Latest official action 2019-09-30 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019 This bill extends through FY2020 specified Department of Veterans Affairs programs and services, including those related to vendee loans, beneficiary travel, and maintenance of a regional office in the Philippines. The bill extends through FY2021 the authority to fund financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
Congressional Research Service · 2019-09-30
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.
Cosponsor
Mike Bost
House · IL District 12 · Republican
$897,354PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
House · PA District 1 · Republican
$2,223,728PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 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.
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$20,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$20,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$20,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$20,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$17,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$17,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$17,500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$16,000
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD SIGNALMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$16,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$16,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$15,500
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,488
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$15,000
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$15,000
IN THE ARENA PAC$15,000
MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$15,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$15,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$14,000
REPUBLICAN MAINSTREET PARTNERSHIP PAC$14,000
NATSO INC. NATSO PAC$13,500
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$12,500
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$12,500
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$12,500
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$12,500
Brian K. Fitzpatrick · Cosponsor · $12,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$12,500
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$12,500
VISTRA EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF VISTRA CORP.$12,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$12,000
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$12,000
The 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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