HR 4986 — Parents Opt-in Protection Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-08-15
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Fedorchak, Julie (R, ND-0) — cosponsor
- Cloud, Michael (R, TX-27) — cosponsor
- Harris, Andy (R, MD-1) — cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R, TX-22) — cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R, TX-3) — 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 | CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE | CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE | — | H.R. 4986 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-08-15 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fedorchak, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cloud, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Nehls, Troy E. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Self, Keith | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Harris, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 4986 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Education and Workforce Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Cloud, Michael (R, house TX-27) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Fedorchak, Julie (R, house ND) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Harris, Andy (R, house MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Nehls, Troy E. (R, house TX-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Self, Keith (R, house TX-3) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 55 | $20,122 | $20,122 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 62 | $19,282 | $19,282 |
| 3 | tolunay-wong | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 4 | story partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | travis kisner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 6 | essc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 7 | verano | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 8 | continental realty corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 9 | jushi holdings | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
| 11 | southwest airlines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | wilson perumal company, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | jushi holding | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | buckeye relief | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | umms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | kelly & associates insurance group, in | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 17 | monarch enterprises inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | gci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | kelly benefits | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | perry homes | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| 21 | kelly & assoc. insurance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | mackenzie ventures llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | ktm construction | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | scheef stone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | motion foot ankle institute | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 272 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cloud, Michael (R · house · TX-27) · cosponsor
- Fedorchak, Julie (R · house · ND) · cosponsor
- Harris, Andy (R · house · MD-1) · cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R · house · TX-22) · cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R · house · TX-3) · 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 Cloud, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Self, Keith (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fedorchak, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harris, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Nehls, Troy E. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE (h.r. 4986) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Education and Workforce Committee · congress-committee