HR 492 — Saving the Civil Service Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Walkinshaw asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 492, 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
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Turner, Sylvester (D, TX-18) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — 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
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
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 | AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION | — | H.R.492 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | H.R. 492 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC | NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION | $13,500 | H.R. 492 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION | — | H.R.492 |
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. 492, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | 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 |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Sylvester | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | 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 |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 492 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 492 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.492 | 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 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Scott, David (D, house GA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Turner, Sylvester (D, house TX-18) | 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 | 192 | $45,920 | $45,920 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 10 | $16,335 | $16,335 |
| 3 | NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION | 1 | $13,500 | 0 | $0 | $13,500 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 41 | $8,935 | $8,935 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 19 | $7,580 | $7,580 |
| 6 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 9 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $5,550 | $5,550 |
| 10 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 12 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 13 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 14 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 23 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 24 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 25 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 15 yes / 0 no / 248 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
16 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · 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 Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Sylvester (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE ASSOCIATION (h.r.492) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (h.r. 492) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 492) · lobbying_bill_mention