HR 3261 — VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Sponsors
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — sponsor · 2025-05-07
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
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 - Amendment | 2026 first_quarter | THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | — | H.R.3261 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | — | H.R.3261 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 3261 |
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 Oversight and Investigations.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-05-07 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (20)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.3261 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 3261 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-05-07 | Takano, Mark | 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 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | 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 | 730 | $99,851 | $99,851 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 24 | $18,875 | $18,875 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 61 | $18,045 | $18,045 |
| 4 | none | 0 | $0 | 16 | $14,555 | $14,555 |
| 5 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 7 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 10 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 11 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 12 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | self | 0 | $0 | 8 | $4,565 | $4,565 |
| 14 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 15 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 16 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
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.
18 predicted yes (3%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 245 unknown (45%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 18 yes / 0 no / 245 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
18 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · sponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · 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 Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE (h.r.3261) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 3261) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-05-07 · sponsored by Takano, Mark (sponsor) · sponsorship