H.R. 6249 · 118th Congress · enacted
Think Differently About Emergencies Act
Became Public Law No: 118-123.
Latest official action 2024-11-25 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Think Differently About Emergencies Act This act requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress regarding assistance and resources provided by FEMA to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the families of such individuals who are impacted by major disasters. Specifically, FEMA must report within 120 days of this act's enactment, describing the assistance and resources that FEMA provides to such individuals and families through states, localities, nonprofit organizations, and individuals. Further, FEMA and GAO must each (1) review such assistance and resources, (2) identify potential legal impediments to providing such assistance and resources, and (3) provide recommendations to Congress.
Congressional Research Service · 2024-11-25
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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.
Cosponsor
Dina Titus
House · NV District 1 · Democratic
$693,988PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Salud O. Carbajal
House · CA District 24 · Democratic
$630,482PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton
House · DC · Democratic
$12,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Patrick Ryan
House · NY District 18 · Democratic
$470,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chris Pappas
House · NH District 1 · Democratic
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jesús G. "Chuy" García
House · IL District 4 · Democratic
$138,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Thomas H. Kean, Jr.
House · NJ District 7 · Republican
$1,060,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark DeSaulnier
House · CA District 10 · Democratic
$295,607PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Daniel S. Goldman
House · NY District 10 · Democratic
$372,259PAC 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$52,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$50,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$40,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$39,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $4,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $6,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $9,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$37,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$37,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $7,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$36,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $3,500
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$35,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $2,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $8,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$35,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $7,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $7,500
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $7,500
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$35,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$34,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $5,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$32,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,500
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$31,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $7,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $4,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $5,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$31,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $4,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$30,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $1,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $5,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $3,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $1,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $4,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$28,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $6,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $3,500
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $3,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$27,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $1,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $6,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$26,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $6,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $3,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$26,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $8,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Eleanor Holmes Norton · Cosponsor · $1,500
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $5,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordJOBS, EDUCATION, & FAMILIES FIRST JEFF PAC$25,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordFAIR SHOT PAC$24,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $10,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $2,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCOX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$23,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $8,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$22,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $3,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $7,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$21,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$21,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $7,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $1,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC)$21,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$19,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $2,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $3,500
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$19,000
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $5,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$18,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $1,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS & TRAINMEN PAC FUND$18,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$18,300
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $300
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $2,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $1,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS$17,500
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$17,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $2,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Patrick Ryan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $7,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $5,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEDISON INTERNATIONAL PAC$16,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $10,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark DeSaulnier · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$15,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $8,000
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$15,500
Dina Titus · Cosponsor · $3,500
Salud O. Carbajal · Cosponsor · $8,500
Jesús G. "Chuy" García · Cosponsor · $1,000
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. · Cosponsor · $2,500
Daniel S. Goldman · Cosponsor · $0
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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