HR 1661 — SAFE Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Sponsors
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R, OH-10) — cosponsor
- Schweikert, David (R, AZ-1) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R, TX-22) — cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (9)
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Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (42)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bera, Ami | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | 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 |
| — | Schweikert, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gray, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Michael R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Nehls, Troy E. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hernández, Pablo Jose | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | RETURN TO FREEDOM | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 1661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | UNITED STATES TROTTING ASSOCIATION (USTA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | WILD BEAUTY FOUNDATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 1661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION (HBPA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1661 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, house PR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 8 | Schweikert, David (R, house AZ-1) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 9 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Gray, Adam (D, house CA-13) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 13 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 14 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 15 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 16 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 17 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 18 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 19 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 20 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 21 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-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 | 935 | $202,591 | $202,591 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 92 | $38,457 | $38,457 |
| 3 | UNITED STATES TROTTING ASSOCIATION (USTA) | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 53 | $24,276 | $24,276 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 26 | $22,475 | $22,475 |
| 6 | WILD BEAUTY FOUNDATION | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 7 | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | 2 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 8 | NATIONAL HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION (HBPA) | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 9 | none | 0 | $0 | 18 | $14,630 | $14,630 |
| 10 | tolunay-wong | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 11 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 12 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 | |
| 13 | RETURN TO FREEDOM | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 14 | self | 0 | $0 | 14 | $9,390 | $9,390 |
| 15 | LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS | 1 | $7,500 | 0 | $0 | $7,500 |
| 16 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | berkshire partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | essc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 23 | travis kisner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 24 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 25 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
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.
34 predicted yes (6%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 506 unknown (93%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 29 yes / 0 no / 234 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
34 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · 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
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D · house · CA-13) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D · house · PR) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R · house · TX-22) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Schweikert, David (R · house · AZ-1) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R · house · OH-10) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · 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 Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Nehls, Troy E. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gray, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Schweikert, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hernández, Pablo Jose (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Michael R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION (hr 1661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL HORSEMEN'S BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION (HBPA) (h.r.1661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by WILD BEAUTY FOUNDATION (hr 1661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (h.r. 1661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNITED STATES TROTTING ASSOCIATION (USTA) (h.r.1661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION (h.r.1661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by LAST CHANCE FOR ANIMALS (h.r. 1661) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by RETURN TO FREEDOM (h.r. 1661) · lobbying_bill_mention