HR 2188 — COST Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-18
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 (1)
- Feenstra, Randy (R, IA-4) — sponsor · 2025-03-18
Action timeline (4)
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-18 — open
Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 1 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Energy and Commerce Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Oversight and Government Reform Committee | — | congress-committee |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-18 | ← | Feenstra, Randy | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
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 | Feenstra, Randy (R, house IA-4) | sponsor | 3 | — | 8 |
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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 21 | $37,675 | $37,675 |
| 2 | talusag | 0 | $0 | 2 | $21,000 | $21,000 |
| 3 | blue owl capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 4 | candybomber llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 5 | raisbeck | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 6 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 5 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 7 | cottingham butler, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 8 | marquis management inc. | 0 | $0 | 4 | $13,400 | $13,400 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 10 | self | 0 | $0 | 7 | $9,350 | $9,350 |
| 11 | frontier bank | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | versova management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | route one investment co lp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | marquis energy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 15 | nutra tech | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 16 | amvc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 18 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 19 | apollo asset management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | kirke financial | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | jane street capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | pizza ranch | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | article one group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | clear path | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | capitol tax partners llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Stance (positions taken)
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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Feenstra, Randy (R · house · IA-4) · sponsor
Timeline
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- 2025-03-18 · sponsored by Feenstra, Randy (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · congress-committee