HR 1319 — Modern Worker Empowerment Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-13
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.
Sponsors
- Kiley, Kevin (I, CA-3) — sponsor · 2025-02-13
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R, UT-4) — cosponsor
- Moolenaar, John R. (R, MI-2) — cosponsor
- Foxx, Virginia (R, NC-5) — cosponsor
- Onder, Robert F. (R, MO-3) — cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R, FL-19) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (6)
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 - Amendment | 2026 first_quarter | THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | — | H.R.1319 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BLUE MOUNTAIN STRATEGIES | SIXTEENTHIRTY FUND | $40,000 | H.R.1319 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE | FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE | — | HR 1319 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | — | H.R.1319 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC | SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) | $40,000 | H.R. 1319 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | BLUE MOUNTAIN STRATEGIES | SIXTEENTHIRTY FUND | $40,000 | H.R.1319 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-505.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-505.
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Inbound (11)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Owens, Burgess | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Donalds, Byron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Gregory F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Onder, Robert F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Foxx, Virginia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moolenaar, John R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | SIXTEENTHIRTY FUND | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1319 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1319 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1319 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 1319 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-02-13 | Kiley, Kevin | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Kiley, Kevin (I, house CA-3) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Onder, Robert F. (R, house MO-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Donalds, Byron (R, house FL-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Foxx, Virginia (R, house NC-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Moolenaar, John R. (R, house MI-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Owens, Burgess (R, house UT-4) | 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 | SIXTEENTHIRTY FUND | 2 | $80,000 | 0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| 2 | SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 259 | $24,453 | $24,453 |
| 4 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,700 | $3,700 |
| 5 | patterson fan company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | ward and smith | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | none | 0 | $0 | 10 | $2,605 | $2,605 |
| 8 | sullivan & worcester | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | s&f family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 10 | odin construction solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,330 | $2,330 |
| 11 | state of california | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 12 | carolina breast &oncologic surgery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | aaftc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,561 | $1,561 |
| 14 | family allergy asthma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,041 | $1,041 |
| 15 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | aborn powers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | hines corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | geist dunn corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | ecu health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | riley outdoor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | tech ventures manager inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $621 | $621 |
| 23 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $590 | $590 |
| 24 | gifford anderson plumbing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | sage rhino capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
9 predicted yes (2%) · 263 predicted no (48%) · 271 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 6 yes / 0 no / 271 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 3 yes / 0 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Kiley, Kevin (I · house · CA-3) · sponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R · house · FL-19) · cosponsor
- Foxx, Virginia (R · house · NC-5) · cosponsor
- Moolenaar, John R. (R · house · MI-2) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · cosponsor
- Onder, Robert F. (R · house · MO-3) · cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R · house · UT-4) · 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 Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Onder, Robert F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moolenaar, John R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Donalds, Byron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Foxx, Virginia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SIXTEENTHIRTY FUND (h.r.1319) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SIFF & ASSOCIATES, PLLC (OBO THE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA) (h.r. 1319) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE (h.r.1319) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE (hr 1319) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-02-13 · sponsored by Kiley, Kevin (sponsor) · sponsorship