HR 2985 — HEAR Act of 2023
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Blumenauer, Earl (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Payne, Donald M. (D, NJ-10) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2023-04-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Blumenauer, Earl | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Payne, Donald M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Blumenauer, Earl (D, house OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Payne, Donald M. (D, house NJ-10) | 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 | 49 | $5,338 | $5,338 |
| 2 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 3 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 4 | ceo advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 5 | sandra van den broek | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 7 | philips | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 8 | state of rhode island | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 9 | sales | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 10 | worklifetogether.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 11 | interpublic group- um | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 12 | greve foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 13 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $80 | $80 |
| 14 | team thor marketing llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 15 | institute for community research | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 16 | h. p. kopplemann inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 17 | family medicine center at asylum hill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 18 | retired federal employee | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 19 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 20 | sanebox | 0 | $0 | 1 | $20 | $20 |
| 21 | state of ct | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 22 | ct voices for children | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 23 | new haven schools | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5 | $5 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 260 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · 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 Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Blumenauer, Earl (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Payne, Donald M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship