HR 133 — MERIT Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 779.
Sponsors
- Ferguson, A. Drew (R, GA-3) — cosponsor
- Miller, Carol D. (R, WV-1) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- — Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H11210 — House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 19, 2024.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-764, Part I.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-764, Part I.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 779.
- · H12300 — Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
- · 5500 — Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
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Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ferguson, A. Drew | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Miller, Carol D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Ferguson, A. Drew (R, house GA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Miller, Carol D. (R, house WV-1) | 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 | liscr | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 2 | advanced eye mds | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 3 | watco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 4 | moses automall of huntington | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 5 | williams and jensen | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | phronesisdc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | capitol south llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | jenkins fenstermaker pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | williams jensen, pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | charton management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | hif global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | steptoe johnson | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | the first group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | williams & jensen pllc | 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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Miller, Carol D. (R · house · WV-1) · 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 Ferguson, A. Drew (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Miller, Carol D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship