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H.R. 2174 · 98th Congress · enacted

An act to extend the transition period under the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978.

Became Public Law No: 98-299.

Latest official action 1984-05-25 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Federal Anti-Tampering Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to knowingly cause or attempt to cause injury or death to any person by tampering with any article, product, or commodity which is produced or distributed for human use or consumption. Provides for a prison term of up to ten years and a fine of up to $25,000 for an attempt, or if serious bodily injury or death results, a prison term of up to 20 years or life, respectively; and a fine of up to $100,000. Establishes separate penalties for any person who either knowingly, or willfully and maliciously conveys false information concerning an attempt at such adulteration. Grants the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture authority to investigate violations of this Act.

Congressional Research Service · 1983-03-17

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.

47 of 47 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.

BEYOND FINANCE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$7,500
NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC)$5,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$5,000
CENCORA, INC. PAC$5,000
DOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$5,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
ERICSSON INC. U.S. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ('ERICSSON PAC')$5,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$5,000
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$5,000
TRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$5,000
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC$5,000
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
GE VERNOVA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$3,000
SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER USERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE ( SRPPIC)$3,000
AECOM PAC$2,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$2,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$2,500
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC)$2,500
NATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$2,500
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA INC. PAC (SANTANDER US PAC)$2,500
SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
STEPTOE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC)$2,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$2,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$2,500
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
SAAB, INC. EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SAAB PAC)$2,000
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PAC)$2,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$1,875
AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC)$1,000
K&L GATES LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DC)$1,000
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. PAC$1,000

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

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