HR 1540 — Falun Gong Protection Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-24
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsors
- Owens, Burgess (R, UT-4) — cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, WI-7) — cosponsor
- Fallon, Pat (R, TX-4) — cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1830-1831)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1540.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1830-1833: 1)
- · H30300 — Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-24 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-05-05 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2025-05-06 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Owens, Burgess | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tiffany, Thomas P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fallon, Pat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Gregory F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Judiciary Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Foreign Relations Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 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 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Fallon, Pat (R, house TX-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Owens, Burgess (R, house UT-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, house WI-7) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 56 | $4,218 | $4,218 |
| 2 | ward and smith | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | s&f family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 4 | carolina breast &oncologic surgery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 5 | riley outdoor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | ecu health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | sage rhino capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 8 | farragut partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | aunc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 10 | uf health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 11 | none | 0 | $0 | 1 | $217 | $217 |
| 12 | universal accounting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 13 | vietnam veteran | 0 | $0 | 1 | $30 | $30 |
| 14 | nu cybertek inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 15 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 16 | pssi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 17 | wk mechanical | 0 | $0 | 1 | $22 | $22 |
| 18 | intermountain auto transport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $20 | $20 |
| 19 | the lord jesus christ | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 20 | haddon savings bank | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 21 | bobs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 22 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 273 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Fallon, Pat (R · house · TX-4) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R · house · UT-4) · cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R · house · WI-7) · 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 Fallon, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tiffany, Thomas P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Judiciary Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee · congress-committee