HR 493 — FAIR 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. 493, 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
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — 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 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | H.R. 493 |
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. 493, 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 (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 493 | 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 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | 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 | 136 | $24,816 | $24,816 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $4,639 | $4,639 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 3 | $3,800 | $3,800 |
| 4 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $1,990 | $1,990 |
| 7 | tension corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8 | retired | 0 | $0 | 10 | $1,455 | $1,455 |
| 9 | pinnacle facility engineering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | mcgillivary steele elkin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 2 | $800 | $800 |
| 13 | burke museum | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | ita partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | american health care association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | greater dallas international foundatio | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | bill naito company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | keller williams | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | madison cooke inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | career education colleges and universi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | capitol hill consulting group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | american whitewater | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | king county | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 24 | nvg llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 25 | sperry tree care co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 258 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · 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 Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 493) · lobbying_bill_mention