HR 3538 — Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-05-21
Latest action: — Subcommittee Hearings Held
Sponsors
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
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 | TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC | INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | $30,000 | H.R. 3538 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 3538 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-05-21 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 3538 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 3538 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 2 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $6,980 | $6,980 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $3,790 | $3,790 |
| 5 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 6 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 9 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 11 | suburban hospital alliance of nys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | longbow public policy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | berbromgt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | american health care association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | nela realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $278 | $278 |
| 20 | town of clarkstown | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | centers for advanced orthopaedics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | reliant parking | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | nys doccs - sing sing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $200 | $200 |
| 24 | town of orangetown | 0 | $0 | 2 | $150 | $150 |
| 25 | new york police department | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · 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 Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION (h.r. 3538) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (h.r. 3538) · lobbying_bill_mention