H.R. 6435 · 116th Congress · enacted
Combating Pandemic Scams Act of 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-287.
Latest official action 2021-01-05 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Combating Pandemic Scams Act of 2020 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in consultation with relevant agencies, to inform the public about mail, telemarketing, and internet scams related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The FTC must establish a national database for such information and must also disseminate information on how to report COVID-19-related scams to the appropriate agency.
Congressional Research Service · 2021-01-05
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.
Sponsor
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
House · GA District 1 · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Hudson
House · NC District 9 · Republican
$1,725,138PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Senate · DE · Democratic
$310,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Brett Guthrie
House · KY District 2 · Republican
$3,173,896PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 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.
GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC$30,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $10,000
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$25,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$25,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNOVARTIS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $8,500
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $4,500
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$22,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordJOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $1,500
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE$21,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $1,500
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPFIZER INC. PAC$21,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $8,500
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$20,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $5,000
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$20,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$20,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$20,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$20,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC)$20,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordFRIENDS OF COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY PAC$20,000
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $2,500
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$20,000
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MPAC)$20,000
MERCK & CO., INC., EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MERCK PAC)$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$20,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$20,000
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC$20,000
PHILLIPS 66 PAC$20,000
SWEDISH MATCH NORTH AMERICA LLC PAC$20,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$20,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$20,000
NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,944
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$19,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $2,000
Brett Guthrie · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $8,000
Lisa Blunt Rochester · Cosponsor · $1,000
Brett Guthrie · 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?
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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