H.R. 6535 · 116th Congress · enacted
To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes.
Became Public Law No: 116-313.
Latest official action 2021-01-05 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
This bill extends federal torts claim coverage for certain personal injury claims (i.e., medical malpractice liability protection) to urban Indian organizations and their employees by deeming them as part of the Public Health Service. Currently, such coverage is provided to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Indian contractors, and their employees.
Congressional Research Service · 2021-01-05
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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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
Ruben Gallego
Senate · AZ · Democratic
$466,961PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tom Cole
House · OK District 4 · Republican
$1,647,752PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Salud O. Carbajal
House · CA District 24 · Democratic
$630,482PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Greg Stanton
House · AZ District 4 · Democratic
$698,793PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ro Khanna
House · CA District 17 · Democratic
$4,860PAC receipts · 2025–2026
10 of 10 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.
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $6,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$30,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$29,500
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $2,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $7,500
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$26,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $6,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$25,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$24,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $4,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$23,000
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $1,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $6,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$22,500
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $7,500
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$21,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $7,500
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $1,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC$21,000
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $1,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAPPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARAPAC)$20,000
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$20,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ro Khanna · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$20,000
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$20,000
TRANSDIGM GROUP INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$19,500
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$19,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $6,500
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$17,500
LPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$17,500
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $7,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · -$2,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$17,500
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $7,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$17,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $7,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NAPA-PAC)$17,000
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$16,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $4,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$16,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$15,499
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $3,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $8,500
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $3,999
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$15,000
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA PAC)$15,000
CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC$15,000
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC$15,000
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$14,000
Ruben Gallego · Sponsor · $5,000
Tom Cole · Cosponsor · $6,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $1,000
Greg Stanton · Cosponsor · $2,000
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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