S. 2216 · 116th Congress · enacted
TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act
Became Public Law No: 116-278.
Latest official action 2020-12-31 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Transparency and Effective Accountability Measures for Veteran Caregivers Act or the TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act The bill revises the administration of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) caregiver programs. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to report on the feasibility and advisability of formally recognizing caregivers of veterans by identifying them in the veteran's electronic health record. Such caregivers covered by the bill include those approved as a provider of personal care services under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers and those participating in the Program of General Caregiver Support Services. If the VA determines that formally recognizing caregivers is feasible and advisable, it must implement recognition. The bill requires the VA to use standardized letters to notify veterans, their caregivers, and applicants for the program regarding decisions affecting the furnishing of assistance under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. Such notifications must contain specified details regarding the decision. The bill also authorizes the VA to extend benefits for a 90-day period under the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, including the monthly personal caregiver stipend, after determining that a veteran is no longer eligible for the program solely because of improvement in their condition. T…
Congressional Research Service · 2020-12-31
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.
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.
Sponsor
Gary C. Peters
Senate · MI · Democratic
-$186,100PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Marsha Blackburn
Senate · TN · Republican
$130,120PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tim Kaine
Senate · VA · Democratic
$125,658PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jacky Rosen
Senate · NV · Democratic
$212,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jerry Moran
Senate · KS · Republican
$399,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Susan M. Collins
Senate · ME · Republican
$2,384,579PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Amy Klobuchar
Senate · MN · Democratic
$116,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Senate · NV · Democratic
$303,134PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Rounds
Senate · SD · Republican
$1,655,055PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Margaret Wood Hassan
Senate · NH · Democratic
$613,285PAC receipts · 2025–2026
18 of 18 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.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$63,250
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $48,250
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$41,400
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $200
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $3,550
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $11,850
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $12,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $1,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,250
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$36,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordPSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$32,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHCA HEALTHCARE, INC. GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$27,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$26,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $3,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$24,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $1,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $0
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$23,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordINVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$21,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · -$500
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $6,500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VPAC)$21,500
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $4,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $4,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $2,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $4,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$21,375
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $1,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $9,375
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,200
Gary C. Peters · Sponsor · $3,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $5,000
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBHFS-E, PC PAC (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$21,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $3,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $2,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $6,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordMICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$21,000
Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $1,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDELTA AIR LINES PAC$20,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $5,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$20,000
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$20,000
BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$20,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$20,000
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$20,000
DAKOTA PAC$20,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$20,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $9,000
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordJOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $7,500
Amy Klobuchar · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$20,000
Marsha Blackburn · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jerry Moran · Cosponsor · $7,500
Susan M. Collins · Cosponsor · $3,500
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $4,500
Mike Rounds · Cosponsor · $2,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
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
Enactment alone does not show whether a law improved its intended outcome. We need a dated evaluation, observed result or verified implementation record before claiming success or failure.