HR 1712 — MEME Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Turner, Sylvester (D, TX-18) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — 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 | COMMON CAUSE | COMMON CAUSE | — | HR 1712 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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 Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and House Administration, 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
- · B00100 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H893)
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Sylvester | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMMON CAUSE | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 1712 | 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 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Turner, Sylvester (D, house TX-18) | 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 | 92 | $9,838 | $9,838 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 8 | $6,579 | $6,579 |
| 3 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 4 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 5 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | j. lohr vineyards & wines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | caltrans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | mcgillivary steele elkin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | retired | 0 | $0 | 2 | $525 | $525 |
| 12 | sandra van den broek | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | ita partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | american health care association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | bill naito company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | centers for advanced orthopaedics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 17 | voyager capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | philips | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 19 | state of rhode island | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 20 | sperry tree care co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | sales | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 22 | university of minnesota | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | mda leadership consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 24 | futureprint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 25 | worklifetogether.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 257 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 6 yes / 0 no / 257 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- 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
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Sylvester (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMMON CAUSE (hr 1712) · lobbying_bill_mention