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HR 247 — Health Care Affordability Act of 2025

Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-09

Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Lobbied by (3)

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.

FilingPeriodRegistrant (lobbying firm)ClientIncomeMatched
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE$80,000H.R. 247
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterCAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONSCAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS—H.R. 247
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS—H.R. 247

Action timeline

  1. · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. · Intro-H — Introduced in House
  3. · 1000 — Introduced in House

Text versions

Connected on the graph

Inbound (33)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
—Menendez, Robertcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Whitesides, Georgecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—McDonald Rivet, Kristencosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Neguse, Joecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Bera, Amicosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Gillen, Lauracosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Salinas, Andreacosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Scott, Davidcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheilacosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Strickland, Marilyncosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Hayes, Jahanacosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Chu, Judycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Kennedy, Timothy M.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Frost, Maxwellcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Kelly, Robin L.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Randall, Emilycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Turner, Sylvestercosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Fletcher, Lizziecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Goodlander, Maggiecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Johnson, Juliecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Pelosi, Nancycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Castor, Kathycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Thanedar, Shricosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Cleaver, Emanuelcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Magaziner, Sethcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Friedman, Lauracosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Morrison, Kellycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Bishop, Sanford D.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Elfreth, Sarahcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Lee, Susiecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
2026-01-01CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONSlobbies_on_bill—H.R. 247lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSlobbies_on_bill—H.R. 247lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCElobbies_on_bill—H.R. 247lobbying_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.

#MemberRoleSpeechesVotedScore
1Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26)cosponsor3—4
2Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2)cosponsor2—3
3Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28)cosponsor2—3
4Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7)cosponsor2—3
5Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4)cosponsor2—3
6Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14)cosponsor1—2
7Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3)cosponsor1—2
8Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2)cosponsor1—2
9Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5)cosponsor1—2
10Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2)cosponsor1—2
11Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2)cosponsor1—2
12Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3)cosponsor1—2
13Pelosi, Nancy (D, house CA-11)cosponsor1—2
14Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6)cosponsor1—2
15Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6)cosponsor1—2
16Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27)cosponsor1—2
17Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6)cosponsor0—1
18Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20)cosponsor0—1
19Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5)cosponsor0—1
20Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30)cosponsor0—1
21Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10)cosponsor0—1
22Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32)cosponsor0—1
23Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3)cosponsor0—1
24McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, house MI-8)cosponsor0—1
25Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8)cosponsor0—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.

#OrgLDA filingsLDA spendDonor employeesEmployee donationsTotal
1not employed0$02,677$292,774$292,774
2ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE1$80,0000$0$80,000
3self-employed0$0375$39,067$39,067
4self employed0$079$33,942$33,942
5n/a0$0531$26,101$26,101
6none0$018$14,630$14,630
7linkedin0$02$10,500$10,500
8dragonfly0$01$10,500$10,500
9self0$041$10,036$10,036
10sorensen gross0$02$9,000$9,000
11hsk consulting0$02$7,000$7,000
12signum global0$01$7,000$7,000
13buffalo geothermal heating0$01$7,000$7,000
14cordish companies0$01$7,000$7,000
15minnesota urology0$015$6,500$6,500
16apollo global management0$02$6,000$6,000
17gramercy group inc0$01$5,175$5,175
18cleancapital0$01$5,175$5,175
19rusiniak's service, inc.0$01$5,000$5,000
20symphony property management0$01$5,000$5,000
21openai0$02$4,999$4,999
22surry investment advisors llc0$01$4,500$4,500
23retired0$056$4,397$4,397
24jp morgan chase0$01$3,706$3,706
25columbia university0$02$3,525$3,525

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.

29 predicted yes (5%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 234 unknown (43%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 29 yes / 0 no / 234 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no

29 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + 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.

  1. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  2. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  3. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  4. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  5. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  6. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  7. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  8. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  9. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  10. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  11. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  12. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  13. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  14. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  15. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  16. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  17. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  18. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  19. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  20. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Sylvester (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  21. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  22. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  23. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Pelosi, Nancy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  24. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  25. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McDonald Rivet, Kristen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  26. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  27. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  28. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  29. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  30. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  31. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS (h.r. 247) · lobbying_bill_mention
  32. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE (h.r. 247) · lobbying_bill_mention
  33. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (h.r. 247) · lobbying_bill_mention

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