HR 2958 — Balance the Scales Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-04-17
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 430.
Sponsors
- Rulli, Michael A. (R, OH-6) — sponsor · 2025-04-17
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.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | — | HR 2958 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | $50,000 | H.R. 2958 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | SPARK INSTITUTE | $10,000 | H.R. 2958 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 430.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-504.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-504.
Text versions
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Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | SPARK INSTITUTE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2958 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 2958 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2958 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-04-17 | Rulli, Michael A. | 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 | Rulli, Michael A. (R, house OH-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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 | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | 2 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 2 | SPARK INSTITUTE | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 4 | humtown products | 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.
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)
- Rulli, Michael A. (R · house · OH-6) · sponsor
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 SPARK INSTITUTE (h.r. 2958) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL (hr 2958) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL (h.r. 2958) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-04-17 · sponsored by Rulli, Michael A. (sponsor) · sponsorship