S. 2730 · 116th Congress · enacted
Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act
Became Public Law No: 116-280.
Latest official action 2020-12-31 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take appropriate steps to encourage direct representation of county and tribal governments, as well as agriculture, forestry, rangeland sectors, and other rural interests on the Drone Advisory Committee. The FAA must include public participation in the process of nominating individuals for membership on the committee.
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
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC 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.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$21,250
John Thune · Cosponsor · $21,250
Official PAC recordSAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $14,000
Official PAC recordBLACK & VEATCH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACK & VEATCH PAC)$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARDINAL HEALTH INC. PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PAC$8,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$8,000
EXELON CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordHY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordMCDONALDS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/HORSE PAC$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordSYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC)$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTHE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
WSP USA INC. PAC$7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordOLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (OLD DOMINION PAC)$7,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordSOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALSTON & BIRD PAC$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC)$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC)$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC)$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
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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