HR 1987 — Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-10
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Sponsors
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (5)
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 | GIFFORDS | GIFFORDS | — | H.R.1987 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | — | H.R. 1987 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | — | H.R. 1987 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 1987 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 1987 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-10 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1987 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1987 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1987 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1987 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | GIFFORDS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.1987 | 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 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | 56 | $19,132 | $19,132 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $14,050 | $14,050 |
| 3 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 31 | $6,990 | $6,990 |
| 6 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 7 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 8 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 9 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 13 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2,321 | $2,321 |
| 14 | winning connections | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | gibson dunn & crutcher | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 17 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 18 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 19 | carlyle | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 20 | freshfields us llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 21 | nyu law | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 22 | wilmerhale | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 23 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,025 | $1,025 |
| 24 | jake perry + partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · 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 Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by GIFFORDS (h.r.1987) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 1987) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE (h.r. 1987) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 1987) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (h.r. 1987) · lobbying_bill_mention