HR 2485 — Arts Education for All Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-31
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — 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 | AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS | AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS | — | H.R.2485 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION | — | H.R. 2485 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-31 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2485 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.2485 | 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 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | 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 | 167 | $31,376 | $31,376 |
| 2 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 3 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 14 | $3,370 | $3,370 |
| 7 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 8 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 10 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $2,335 | $2,335 |
| 11 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | mcgillivary steele elkin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | the sterling group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | ita partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | smith-free group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | bill naito company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | epic level | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | capitol counsel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | harberg & huvard llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | peter damon group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 258 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · 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 Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION (h.r. 2485) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS (h.r.2485) · lobbying_bill_mention