HR 396 — TRUST in Congress Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-14
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — sponsor · 2025-01-14
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Cammack, Kat (R, FL-3) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — cosponsor
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R, TX-3) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — 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 | COMMON CAUSE | COMMON CAUSE | — | HR 396 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-14 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (17)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bera, Ami | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cammack, Kat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Gregory F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Self, Keith | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMMON CAUSE | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 396 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-14 | Magaziner, Seth | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Committee on House Administration | — | congress-committee |
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 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Cammack, Kat (R, house FL-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Self, Keith (R, house TX-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | 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 | 306 | $61,817 | $61,817 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 65 | $15,530 | $15,530 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 29 | $13,093 | $13,093 |
| 4 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 | |
| 5 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | none | 0 | $0 | 19 | $6,970 | $6,970 |
| 8 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 9 | self | 0 | $0 | 8 | $4,315 | $4,315 |
| 10 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 11 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | ward and smith | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | wilson perumal company, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | southwest airlines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 23 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 24 | s&f family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 25 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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.
16 predicted yes (3%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 524 unknown (96%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 12 yes / 0 no / 251 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
16 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · sponsor
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Cammack, Kat (R · house · FL-3) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R · house · TX-3) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · 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 Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cammack, Kat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Self, Keith (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMMON CAUSE (hr 396) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-14 · sponsored by Magaziner, Seth (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Committee on House Administration · congress-committee