HR 4782 — Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, MI-8) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Wied, Tony (R, WI-8) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — 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 | THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC. | GOLD STAR FOODS | $30,000 | H.R. 4782 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-07-29 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (17)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McDonald Rivet, Kristen | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bera, Ami | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gray, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hernández, Pablo Jose | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wied, Tony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | GOLD STAR FOODS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 4782 | 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 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, house PR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Gray, Adam (D, house CA-13) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Wied, Tony (R, house WI-8) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 13 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, house MI-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | 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 | 283 | $108,286 | $108,286 |
| 2 | GOLD STAR FOODS | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 3 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 26 | $11,784 | $11,784 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 53 | $9,063 | $9,063 |
| 6 | sorensen gross | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 7 | berkshire partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 13 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 14 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 15 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | university of california berkeley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 18 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,100 | $4,100 |
| 19 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 20 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | dow | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
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)
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D · house · CA-13) · cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D · house · PR) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D · house · MI-8) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
- Wied, Tony (R · house · WI-8) · 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 Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gray, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wied, Tony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hernández, Pablo Jose (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McDonald Rivet, Kristen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by GOLD STAR FOODS (h.r. 4782) · lobbying_bill_mention