HR 4878 — EMPOWER Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
- Lesko, Debbie (R, AZ-8) — sponsor · 2023-07-25
- Wild, Susan (D, PA-7) — cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Trone, David J. (D, MD-6) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Health.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2023-07-25 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wild, Susan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Trone, David J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-07-25 | Lesko, Debbie | 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 | Lesko, Debbie (R, house AZ-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Trone, David J. (D, house MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Wild, Susan (D, house PA-7) | 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 | 11 | $3,926 | $3,926 |
| 2 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 6 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 7 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 8 | rancho teresita dairy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 9 | cal trans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | john farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | the sterling group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $700 | $700 |
| 17 | retired | 0 | $0 | 6 | $522 | $522 |
| 18 | gold star cattle co, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | peter damon group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | philip j. martin real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | capitol counsel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | harberg + huvard llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | haverly systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | smith-free group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | harberg & huvard llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $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.
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)
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · 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 Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wild, Susan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Trone, David J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-07-25 · sponsored by Lesko, Debbie (sponsor) · sponsorship