HR 2721 — Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-04-08
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — sponsor · 2025-04-08
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. 2721 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 2721 |
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 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
- — Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
- — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H37220 — At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2721.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4286)
- · H30300 — Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 230.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-274.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-274.
- · 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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 269). (text: 09/16/2026 CR H4286)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 269). (text: 09/16/2026 CR H4286)
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4330)
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-04-08 — open
- Reported in House · 2025-09-15 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-09-16 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2025-09-17 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2721 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2721 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-04-08 | Kennedy, Timothy M. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 16 | $17,071 | $17,071 |
| 2 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 4 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 5 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 6 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $3,555 | $3,555 |
| 8 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 13 | plati niagara, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,035 | $1,035 |
| 14 | walsh duffield companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | bnmc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | coal ash recycling llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | glen park tavern | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | hawcny | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | lawley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | o'brien & ford, pc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | out the door liquors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | rand & jones enterprises co., inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | venture steel company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | masiello martucci hughes | 0 | $0 | 1 | $517 | $517 |
| 25 | kaleida health | 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.
413 predicted yes (76%) · 61 predicted no (11%) · 69 unknown (13%)
By party: · R: 208 yes / 59 no / 10 unknown · D: 204 yes / 0 no / 59 unknown · I: 1 yes / 2 no
50 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor) — showing top 50
- Adams, Alma S. (D · house · NC-12) · voted
- Aderholt, Robert B. (R · house · AL-4) · voted
- Aguilar, Pete (D · house · CA-33) · voted
- Alford, Mark (R · house · MO-4) · voted
- Allen, Rick W. (R · house · GA-12) · voted
- Amo, Gabe (D · house · RI-1) · voted
- Amodei, Mark E. (R · house · NV-2) · voted
- Ansari, Yassamin (D · house · AZ-3) · voted
- Arrington, Jodey C. (R · house · TX-19) · voted
- Auchincloss, Jake (D · house · MA-4) · voted
- Babin, Brian (R · house · TX-36) · voted
- Bacon, Don (R · house · NE-2) · voted
- Baird, James R. (R · house · IN-4) · voted
- Balderson, Troy (R · house · OH-12) · voted
- Balint, Becca (D · house · VT) · voted
- Barr, Andy (R · house · KY-6) · voted
- Barragán, Nanette Diaz (D · house · CA-44) · voted
- Barrett, Tom (R · house · MI-7) · voted
- Baumgartner, Michael (R · house · WA-5) · voted
- Bean, Aaron (R · house · FL-4) · voted
- Beatty, Joyce (D · house · OH-3) · voted
- Begich, Nicholas J. (R · house · AK) · voted
- Bell, Wesley (D · house · MO-1) · voted
- Bentz, Cliff (R · house · OR-2) · voted
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · voted
- Bergman, Jack (R · house · MI-1) · voted
- Beyer, Donald S. (D · house · VA-8) · voted
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · voted
- Biggs, Andy (R · house · AZ-5) · voted
- Biggs, Sheri (R · house · SC-3) · voted
- Bilirakis, Gus M. (R · house · FL-12) · voted
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · voted
- Boebert, Lauren (R · house · CO-4) · voted
- Bonamici, Suzanne (D · house · OR-1) · voted
- Bost, Mike (R · house · IL-12) · voted
- Boyle, Brendan F. (D · house · PA-2) · voted
- Brecheen, Josh (R · house · OK-2) · voted
- Bresnahan, Robert P. (R · house · PA-8) · voted
- Brown, Shontel M. (D · house · OH-11) · voted
- Brownley, Julia (D · house · CA-26) · voted
- Buchanan, Vern (R · house · FL-16) · voted
- Budzinski, Nikki (D · house · IL-13) · voted
- Burchett, Tim (R · house · TN-2) · voted
- Burlison, Eric (R · house · MO-7) · voted
- Bynum, Janelle S. (D · house · OR-5) · voted
- Calvert, Ken (R · house · CA-41) · voted
- Cammack, Kat (R · house · FL-3) · voted
- Carbajal, Salud O. (D · house · CA-24) · voted
- Carey, Mike (R · house · OH-15) · voted
- Carson, André (D · house · IN-7) · voted
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.
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 2721) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 2721) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-04-08 · sponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (sponsor) · sponsorship