H.R. 2146 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015

Foreign trade and international finance. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has become law. 
Amendments:
11 proposed amendments. 1 accepted. View amendments 
Senate Vote: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2146

PASSED on June 23, 2015.

3/5 required to pass

voted YES: 60 voted NO: 37
3 voted present/not voting

Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015

H.R. 2146 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Trade Promotion Authority bill
  • Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
  • Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
  • Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
  • Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
  • Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
  • Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
  • Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015
  • Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act
Sponsor
David G. Reichert
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Foreign trade and international finance
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Agricultural trade
  • Air quality
  • Arab-Israeli relations
  • Arctic and polar regions
  • Asia
  • Aviation and airports
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Congressional committees
  • Congressional operations and organization
  • Congressional oversight
  • Currency
  • Customs enforcement
  • Digital media
  • Economic performance and conditions
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Environmental technology
  • Europe
  • European Union
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Federal officials
  • Fires
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Free trade and trade barriers
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Human rights
  • Income tax exclusion
  • Intellectual property
  • International monetary system and foreign exchange
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • Internet and video services
  • Israel
  • Labor standards
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Legislative rules and procedure
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Marine pollution
  • Middle East
  • Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Public participation and lobbying
  • Religion
  • Rule of law and government transparency
  • Rural conditions and development
  • Sanctions
  • Seafood
  • Senate Committee on Finance
  • Service industries
  • Small business
  • Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
  • State and local government operations
  • Tariffs
  • Trade agreements and negotiations
  • Trade restrictions
  • U.S. and foreign investments
  • Water quality
  • Wetlands
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
  • Youth employment and child labor
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced4/30/2015
Referred to Committee
Amendments (11 proposed)
Passed House5/12/2015
Senate6/04/2015
Passed Senate6/24/2015
Signed by President6/29/2015
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
select this voteHouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 2146 Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act5/12/2015This bill PASSED the House
407 voted YES 5 voted NO 21 voted present/not voting
select this voteSenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.6/04/2015 by voice vote
select this voteSenateAmendment SA 1782 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.6/04/2015 by voice vote
select this voteHouseOn Motion to Concur in Senate Amendment With Amendment: H R 2146 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposes6/18/2015This motion PASSED the House
218 voted YES 208 voted NO 8 voted present/not voting
currently selectedSenateOn the Cloture Motion H.R. 21466/23/2015This motion PASSED the Senate
60 voted YES 37 voted NO 3 voted present/not voting
select this voteSenateOn the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2146)6/24/2015This bill PASSED the Senate
60 voted YES 38 voted NO 2 voted present/not voting
ActionDateDescription
Introduced4/30/2015
4/30/2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
4/30/2015Introduced in House
5/12/2015Mr. Reichert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
5/12/2015Considered under suspension of the rules.
5/12/2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2146.
5/12/2015At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
5/12/2015Considered as unfinished business.
5/12/2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
select this voteHouse Vote on Passage5/12/2015On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 2146 Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
5/13/2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
6/04/2015Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
6/04/2015Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
select this voteSenate Vote on Passage6/04/2015Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
select this voteVote6/04/2015Amendment SA 1782 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
6/04/2015
6/04/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/04/2015Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1782 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Toomey.
6/04/2015Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1782 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
6/04/2015Amendment SA 1782 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Toomey. (consideration: CR S3844; text: CR S3844) To change the effective date.
6/08/2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
6/18/2015Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment.
6/18/2015DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 321, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Ryan (WI) motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2146 with the amendment printed in House Report 114-167.
6/18/2015The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
6/18/2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6/18/2015Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
6/18/2015Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
6/18/2015Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment made in Senate.
6/18/2015Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2060) made in Senate.
6/18/2015Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2062 made in Senate.
6/18/2015Cloture motion on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment presented in Senate.
6/18/2015
6/18/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/18/2015Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2064 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2063.
6/18/2015
6/18/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/18/2015Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2063 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2062 (the instructions of the motion to refer).
6/18/2015
6/18/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/18/2015Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2062 proposed by Senator McConnell.
6/18/2015
6/18/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/18/2015Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2061 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2060.
6/18/2015
6/18/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/18/2015Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2060 proposed by Senator McConnell.
6/18/2015Amendment SA 2060 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4290; text: CR S4290) Of a perfecting nature.
6/18/2015Amendment SA 2061 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2060. (consideration: CR S4290; text: CR S4290) Of a perfecting nature.
6/18/2015Amendment SA 2062 proposed by Senator McConnell. (consideration: CR S4290; text: CR S4290) Of a perfecting nature.
6/18/2015Amendment SA 2063 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2062 (the instructions of the motion to refer). (consideration: CR S4290; text: CR S4290) Of a perfecting nature.
6/18/2015Amendment SA 2064 proposed by Senator McConnell to Amendment SA 2063. (consideration: CR S4290; text: CR S4290) Of a perfecting nature.
select this voteVote6/18/2015On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendment With Amendment: H R 2146 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers to make penalty-free withdrawals from governmental plans after age 50, and for other purposes
6/22/2015
6/22/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/22/2015
6/22/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/22/2015
6/22/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/22/2015
6/22/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/22/2015
6/22/2015Senate amendment submitted
6/23/2015Considered by Senate.
6/23/2015Motion by Senator McConnell to refer to Senate Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2062 fell when cloture was invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment in Senate.
6/23/2015Considered by Senate.
6/23/2015Considered by Senate.
6/23/2015Considered by Senate.
6/23/2015SA 2062 fell when cloture invoked on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment.
6/23/2015Considered by Senate.
6/23/2015SA 2063 fell when SA 2062 fell.
6/23/2015Considered by Senate.
6/23/2015SA 2064 fell when SA 2063 fell.
currently selectedVote6/23/2015On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2146
6/24/2015Considered by Senate.
6/24/2015Motion by Senator McConnell to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA 2060) withdrawn in Senate.
6/24/2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
6/24/2015Considered by Senate.
6/24/2015Proposed amendment SA 2060 withdrawn in Senate.
6/24/2015Considered by Senate.
6/24/2015SA 2061 fell when SA 2060 withdrawn.
Presented to President6/24/2015Presented to President.
select this voteSenate Vote on Passage6/24/2015On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2146)
Signed6/29/2015Signed by President.
Enacted6/29/2015Became Public Law No: 114-26.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
select this voteS. Amdt. 1782Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]June 4, 2015Passed by voice vote on June 3, 2015.

To change the effective date.

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S. Amdt. 2060McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]June 18, 2015Withdrawn on June 23, 2015.

Of a perfecting nature.

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S. Amdt. 2061McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]June 18, 2015Offered on June 17, 2015.

Of a perfecting nature.

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S. Amdt. 2062McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]June 18, 2015Offered on June 17, 2015.

Of a perfecting nature.

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S. Amdt. 2063McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]June 18, 2015Offered on June 17, 2015.

Of a perfecting nature.

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S. Amdt. 2064McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]June 18, 2015Offered on June 17, 2015.

Of a perfecting nature.

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S. Amdt. 2071Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]June 22, 2015Offered on June 21, 2015.

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S. Amdt. 2072McCain, John [R-AZ]June 22, 2015Offered on June 21, 2015.

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S. Amdt. 2073Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]June 22, 2015Offered on June 21, 2015.

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S. Amdt. 2074Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]June 22, 2015Offered on June 21, 2015.

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S. Amdt. 2075Portman, Robert [R-OH]June 22, 2015Offered on June 21, 2015.

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Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

$0
$704,480
$35,859
$426,079
$341,900
$1,508,318
0 Organizations Supported and 5 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2146

0 organizations supported this motion

5 organizations opposed this motion

Communications Workers of America
CWA (2015, June 23). CWA Statement on Senate Cloture Vote on Fast Track Authority. Retrieved June 24, 2015, from CWA.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (2015, June 23). Fast Track Moves Forward, Focus Turns To TPP. Retrieved June 24, 2015, from International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
National Nurses United
National Nurses United (2015, June 23). Nurses: Senate Vote on Fast Track Puts Public Health at Risk. Retrieved June 24, 2015, from NNU.
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
UFCW (2015, June 23). UFCW President Perrone: “Passage of Fast Track is a Historic Bipartisan Failure the American People Will Never Forget.”. Retrieved June 24, 2015, from UFCW.
United Steelworkers
USW (2015, June 23). USW Statement on U.S. Senate Vote. Retrieved June 24, 2015, from USW.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$0$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$0$70,250No
John BarrassoRWY$0$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$0$125Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$0$24,200No
Roy BluntRMO$0$0Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$0$26,000No
John BoozmanRAR$0$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0No
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$50,780No
Richard BurrRNC$0$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$0$-150Yes
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$0$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$0$37,500No
Tom CarperDDE$0$4,500Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$0$71,704No
Bill CassidyRLA$0$0Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$0$2,000Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$0$10,000No
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$0$5,000Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0Not Voting
John CornynRTX$0$0Yes
Tom CottonRAR$0$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$0$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$0$0No
Steve DainesRMT$0$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$0$62,700No
Dick DurbinDIL$0$32,500No
Mike EnziRWY$0$0Yes
Joni ErnstRIA$0$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$2,000Yes
Deb FischerRNE$0$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$0$68,000No
Cory GardnerRCO$0$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$0$22,500No
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$0$0Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$0$50,000No
Heidi HeitkampDND$0$45,500Yes
Dean HellerRNV$0$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$0$41,000No
John HoevenRND$0$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$0$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0Yes
Tim KaineDVA$0$52,500Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$10,000No
Mark KirkRIL$0$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$38,000No
James LankfordROK$0$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$11,050No
Mike LeeRUT$0$0Not Voting
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$20,000No
Ed MarkeyDMA$0$60,000No
John McCainRAZ$0$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$41,500Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$47,500Not Voting
Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$55,250No
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$0$0No
Jerry MoranRKS$0$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$3,000Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$0$43,500No
Patty MurrayDWA$0$-2,200Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$22,500Yes
Rand PaulRKY$0$0No
David PerdueRGA$0$0Yes
Gary C. PetersDMI$0$90,500No
Rob PortmanROH$0$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$16,000No
Harry ReidDNV$0$0No
Jim RischRID$0$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0Yes
Mike RoundsRSD$0$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$0$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$0$56,800No
Ben SasseRNE$0$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$0$40,500No
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$12,500No
Tim ScottRSC$0$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0No
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$34,000Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0No
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$36,600No
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$0$42,850No
John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
Thom TillisRNC$0$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$0$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$0$22,500No
David VitterRLA$0$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$0$7,500Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$0$92,359No
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$21,500No
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$0$6,000Yes

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Legislator Filters
NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Vote
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$0Yes
Kelly AyotteRNH$0$0Yes
Tammy BaldwinDWI$0$70,250No
John BarrassoRWY$0$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$0$125Yes
Richard BlumenthalDCT$0$24,200No
Roy BluntRMO$0$0Yes
Cory A. BookerDNJ$0$26,000No
John BoozmanRAR$0$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0No
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$50,780No
Richard BurrRNC$0$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$0$-150Yes
Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$0$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$0$37,500No
Tom CarperDDE$0$4,500Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$0$71,704No
Bill CassidyRLA$0$0Yes
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$0$2,000Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$0$10,000No
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$0$5,000Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$0$0Not Voting
John CornynRTX$0$0Yes
Tom CottonRAR$0$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$0$0Yes
Ted CruzRTX$0$0No
Steve DainesRMT$0$0Yes
Joe DonnellyDIN$0$62,700No
Dick DurbinDIL$0$32,500No
Mike EnziRWY$0$0Yes
Joni ErnstRIA$0$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$2,000Yes
Deb FischerRNE$0$0Yes
Jeff FlakeRAZ$0$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$0$68,000No
Cory GardnerRCO$0$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$0$22,500No
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$0$0Yes
Martin HeinrichDNM$0$50,000No
Heidi HeitkampDND$0$45,500Yes
Dean HellerRNV$0$0Yes
Mazie K. HironoDHI$0$41,000No
John HoevenRND$0$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$0$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$0Yes
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$0Yes
Tim KaineDVA$0$52,500Yes
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$0$10,000No
Mark KirkRIL$0$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$38,000No
James LankfordROK$0$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$0$11,050No
Mike LeeRUT$0$0Not Voting
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$0$20,000No
Ed MarkeyDMA$0$60,000No
John McCainRAZ$0$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$41,500Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$47,500Not Voting
Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$55,250No
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$0$0No
Jerry MoranRKS$0$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$3,000Yes
Chris MurphyDCT$0$43,500No
Patty MurrayDWA$0$-2,200Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$22,500Yes
Rand PaulRKY$0$0No
David PerdueRGA$0$0Yes
Gary C. PetersDMI$0$90,500No
Rob PortmanROH$0$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$16,000No
Harry ReidDNV$0$0No
Jim RischRID$0$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$0Yes
Mike RoundsRSD$0$0Yes
Marco RubioRFL$0$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$0$56,800No
Ben SasseRNE$0$0Yes
Brian SchatzDHI$0$40,500No
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$12,500No
Tim ScottRSC$0$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$0No
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$34,000Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$0$0No
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$36,600No
Dan SullivanRAK$0$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$0$42,850No
John ThuneRSD$0$0Yes
Thom TillisRNC$0$0Yes
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$0$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$0$22,500No
David VitterRLA$0$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$0$7,500Yes
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$0$92,359No
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$21,500No
Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$0$6,000Yes

Interest Groups that supported this motion

$ Donated

Interest Groups that opposed this motion

$ Donated
Manufacturing unions$704,480
Food service & related unions$426,079
Communications & hi-tech unions$341,900
Health worker unions$35,859
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