HR 439 — Veterans Foreign Medical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-15
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — sponsor · 2025-01-15
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D, TX-28) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — 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 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 439 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 439 |
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 Health.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-15 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cuellar, Henry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 439 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 439 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-15 | LaLota, Nick | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Veterans' Affairs Committee | — | 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 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Cuellar, Henry (D, house TX-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | 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 | 87 | $69,237 | $69,237 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 17 | $16,066 | $16,066 |
| 3 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 4 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $6,980 | $6,980 |
| 6 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 7 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 8 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 9 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,600 | $3,600 |
| 10 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | puma springs vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | not employer | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| 18 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 19 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 20 | duffy & duffy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 21 | basco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 22 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 23 | disney | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 24 | schreck rose dapello & adams llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 25 | action behavior centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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.
7 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 533 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · sponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D · house · TX-28) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · 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 Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cuellar, Henry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 439) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 439) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-15 · sponsored by LaLota, Nick (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Veterans' Affairs Committee · congress-committee