HR 4170 — LIFT the BAR Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
Sponsors
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — sponsor · 2023-06-15
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Trone, David J. (D, MD-6) — cosponsor
- Porter, Katie (D, CA-47) — cosponsor
- Phillips, Dean (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Bush, Cori (D, MO-1) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Payne, Donald M. (D, NJ-10) — cosponsor
- Blumenauer, Earl (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2023-06-15 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (19)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Blumenauer, Earl | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Trone, David J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Porter, Katie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Phillips, Dean | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kim, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bush, Cori | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Payne, Donald M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-06-15 | Jayapal, Pramila | 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 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | sponsor | 3 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Blumenauer, Earl (D, house OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Bush, Cori (D, house MO-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Payne, Donald M. (D, house NJ-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Phillips, Dean (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Porter, Katie (D, house CA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Trone, David J. (D, house MD-6) | 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 | 361 | $88,058 | $88,058 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 16 | $14,875 | $14,875 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 14 | $9,860 | $9,860 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 22 | $8,472 | $8,472 |
| 5 | krp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | stone soup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | okare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 9 | the awad law firm p.c. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | na | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,550 | $3,550 |
| 11 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | abdo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 15 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 16 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 17 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 18 | us government | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 19 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 20 | oracle corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 21 | mercy health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 22 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 11 | $2,290 | $2,290 |
| 23 | retired | 0 | $0 | 20 | $2,284 | $2,284 |
| 24 | gsi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 25 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
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.
13 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 250 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 13 yes / 0 no / 250 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
13 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · sponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · 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 Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Porter, Katie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kim, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Blumenauer, Earl (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bush, Cori (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Phillips, Dean (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Payne, Donald M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Trone, David J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-06-15 · sponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (sponsor) · sponsorship