HR 1597 — Compassion for Vulnerable and Struggling Workers Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-26
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — sponsor · 2025-02-26
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — 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 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | H.R. 1597 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1597 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-02-26 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Oversight and Government Reform 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 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 2 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 4 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6 | howard university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | jm llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | merchant associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | mt washington pediatric hospit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | strata equity global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | and wealth partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | above all advertising | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | c3 risk & insurance services | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | colrich | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | hammond coldwell banker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | scribe strategies & advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | womens leaders today | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | nyc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 19 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5 | $5 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · sponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · 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 Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 1597) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-02-26 · sponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · congress-committee