HR 3497 — Medal of Sacrifice Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-05-19
Latest action: — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sponsors
- Mast, Brian J. (R, FL-21) — sponsor · 2025-05-19
- Gonzales, Tony (R, TX-23) — cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R, FL-19) — cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R, TX-22) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Spartz, Victoria (R, IN-5) — cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R, WI-5) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
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 | LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC | SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY | $40,000 | H.R. 3497 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 399.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-466.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-466.
- · 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 voice vote. (text: CR H1925-1926)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1925-1926)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3497.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1925-1927)
- · H30300 — Mr. Jordan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- — Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2204; text: CR S2204)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- — Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- · 14500 — Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-05-19 — open
- Reported in House · 2026-01-27 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2026-02-02 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2026-02-03 — open
- Enrolled Bill — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Donalds, Byron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gonzales, Tony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Nehls, Troy E. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Spartz, Victoria | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fitzgerald, Scott | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 3497 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-05-19 | Mast, Brian J. | 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 | Mast, Brian J. (R, house FL-21) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Scott (R, house WI-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Donalds, Byron (R, house FL-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Gonzales, Tony (R, house TX-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Nehls, Troy E. (R, house TX-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Spartz, Victoria (R, house IN-5) | 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 | SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 291 | $38,309 | $38,309 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 134 | $34,581 | $34,581 |
| 4 | tolunay-wong | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 5 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 6 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 15 | $7,419 | $7,419 |
| 7 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | essc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 9 | travis kisner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 10 | corpac | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 11 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 19 | $6,183 | $6,183 |
| 12 | self | 0 | $0 | 12 | $3,925 | $3,925 |
| 13 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 14 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | o'neill enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | columna | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 20 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 21 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 22 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 23 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 24 | churchillforge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,143 | $2,143 |
| 25 | mb davis group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,143 | $2,143 |
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.
8 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 532 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 7 yes / 0 no / 270 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
8 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Mast, Brian J. (R · house · FL-21) · sponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R · house · FL-19) · cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R · house · WI-5) · cosponsor
- Gonzales, Tony (R · house · TX-23) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R · house · TX-22) · cosponsor
- Spartz, Victoria (R · house · IN-5) · 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 Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Donalds, Byron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gonzales, Tony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Nehls, Troy E. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Spartz, Victoria (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fitzgerald, Scott (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY (h.r. 3497) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-05-19 · sponsored by Mast, Brian J. (sponsor) · sponsorship