HR 217 — CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 217 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 217 |
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 Health.
- — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- — Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-97.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-97.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2121-2122)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2121-2122)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 217.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2121-2123)
- · H30300 — Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-07 — open
- Reported in House · 2025-05-17 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-05-19 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2025-05-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 217 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 217 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Veterans' 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 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 50 | $46,435 | $46,435 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $13,125 | $13,125 |
| 3 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 4 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | not employer | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| 8 | basco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | disney | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 10 | action behavior centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | rancho teresita dairy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | the voices project | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 13 | studio beauty | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | jcg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | jeff kroot architect & assocs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | john farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | loewy law firm | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | maven | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | susan edelstein prod | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | signature partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | family management corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | fox | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | the corcoran group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | cal trans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | retired | 0 | $0 | 6 | $522 | $522 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · 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 Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 217) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 217) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Veterans' Affairs Committee · congress-committee