HR 491 — Equal COLA Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-16
Latest action: — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 491, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
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 | NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION | NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION | — | H.R. 491 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | H.R. 491 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION, AFL-CIO | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO | — | H.R. 491 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- · H8D000 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 491, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (20)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 491 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 491 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 491 | 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 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Scott, David (D, house GA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | 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 | 537 | $75,331 | $75,331 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 16 | $14,555 | $14,555 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 51 | $12,285 | $12,285 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 47 | $9,518 | $9,518 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 10 | $8,315 | $8,315 |
| 6 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 10 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 11 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 12 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 14 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 15 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | thirdpoint llc | 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.
17 predicted yes (3%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 523 unknown (96%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 16 yes / 0 no / 247 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
17 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · 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 Magaziner, Seth (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 Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 491) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL POSTAL MAIL HANDLERS UNION (h.r. 491) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION AFL-CIO (h.r. 491) · lobbying_bill_mention