S. 2687 · 117th Congress · enacted
Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-136.
Latest official action 2022-06-07 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021 This bill gives the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) the authority to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary to carry out the duties of the office. Such authority terminates on May 31, 2025, but subpoenas issued prior to that date shall be unaffected by the termination. The bill prohibits the VA OIG from subpoenaing the attendance and testimony of current federal employees or witnesses as part of any criminal proceeding. Under the bill, the VA OIG must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the intended witness of the intent to issue a subpoena. If DOJ objects to the subpoena because it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, the VA OIG may not issue the subpoena.
Congressional Research Service · 2022-06-07
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.
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.
EQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND$7,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPEPSICO, INC. CONCERNED CITIZENS FUND$7,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordS. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCONCORDIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC)$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PEANUT BUYING POINTS ASSOCIATION PEANUT BUYING POINT PAC$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTEXAS FARM BUREAU AGFUND$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED STATES PEANUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (US PEANUT PAC)$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. COMMITTEE FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT (Z-PAC, ZURICH PAC)$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$4,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordOPTIVER AMERICAS LLC PAC (OPTIVER PAC)$3,700
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,700
Official PAC recordAMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordTHE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY PAC (SMUCKER PAC)$3,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordVENABLE PAC (VEN-PAC)$3,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN KENNEL CLUB$3,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordCHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordMICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordALMOND ALLIANCE PAC FEDERAL$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AMERICAN BEVERAGE PAC)$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY (RHEUMPAC)$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCGB ENTERPRISES INC PAC (CGB PAC)$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCMHA BLOCK & PAVER PAC CONCRETE MASONRY AND HARDSCAPES VALLEY DRIVE$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCONSUMER BRANDS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION PAC')$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordCROP INSURANCE REINSURANCE BUREAU (CIRB)-PAC$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordELECT - THE PAC OF THE ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION$2,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $2,500
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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