HR 1196 — Protect U.S. National Security Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-11
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CARE ACTION NOW, INC. | CARE ACTION NOW, INC. | — | H.R.1196 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-11 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (14)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bera, Ami | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | CARE ACTION NOW, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1196 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Foreign Affairs Committee | — | congress-committee |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 320 | $50,942 | $50,942 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 14 | $14,550 | $14,550 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 29 | $10,310 | $10,310 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 9 | $8,050 | $8,050 |
| 5 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 6 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 12 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 13 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | becu | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,580 | $2,580 |
| 15 | sound credit union | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,515 | $2,515 |
| 16 | gowest credit union association | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 17 | retired | 0 | $0 | 12 | $2,178 | $2,178 |
| 18 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $2,015 | $2,015 |
| 19 | uc davis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | dr strategic services llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 22 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 23 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 24 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 25 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
13 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 250 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 13 yes / 0 no / 250 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
13 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CARE ACTION NOW, INC. (h.r.1196) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee · congress-committee