HR 5037 — Middle Mile for Rural America Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-08-26
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Sponsors
- Feenstra, Randy (R, IA-4) — sponsor · 2025-08-26
- Riley, Josh (D, NY-19) — cosponsor · 2025-08-26
- Moore, Barry (R, AL-1) — cosponsor · 2025-08-26
- McGovern, James P. (D, MA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-09-02
- Adams, Alma S. (D, NC-12) — cosponsor · 2025-09-02
- Wied, Tony (R, WI-8) — cosponsor · 2025-09-04
- Baird, James R. (R, IN-4) — cosponsor · 2025-09-08
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor · 2025-09-09
- Bacon, Don (R, NE-2) — cosponsor · 2025-09-30
- Vindman, Eugene Simon (D, VA-7) — cosponsor · 2025-10-03
- Vasquez, Gabe (D, NM-2) — cosponsor · 2025-12-18
Lobbied by (2)
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 RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | — | HR 5037 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 5037 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-08-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wied, Tony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 5037 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5037 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-12-18 | Vasquez, Gabe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-10-03 | Vindman, Eugene Simon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-09-30 | Bacon, Don | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-09-09 | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-09-08 | Baird, James R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-09-02 | Adams, Alma S. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-09-02 | McGovern, James P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-08-26 | Moore, Barry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-08-26 | Riley, Josh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-08-26 | Feenstra, Randy | 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 | Feenstra, Randy (R, house IA-4) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Adams, Alma S. (D, house NC-12) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | McGovern, James P. (D, house MA-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Wied, Tony (R, house WI-8) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Bacon, Don (R, house NE-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Baird, James R. (R, house IN-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Moore, Barry (R, house AL-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Riley, Josh (D, house NY-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Vasquez, Gabe (D, house NM-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Vindman, Eugene Simon (D, house VA-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 | 935 | $106,343 | $106,343 |
| 2 | jami floyd media, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 36 | $10,356 | $10,356 |
| 4 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 4 | $7,587 | $7,587 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 13 | $7,033 | $7,033 |
| 6 | q prime | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | kind | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | university of virginia darden | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | privateer capital management, lp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | self | 0 | $0 | 39 | $5,723 | $5,723 |
| 12 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 24 | $4,285 | $4,285 |
| 13 | none | 0 | $0 | 23 | $3,748 | $3,748 |
| 14 | mmlcs pa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | enterprise tarpaulin products | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 16 | invariant | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 17 | wildsparq | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | boies schiller flexner, llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | patiently, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | new york state liquor authority | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | state univ. of ny - albany | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 22 | the craftsmanship initiative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 23 | l&l partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | c.d. sims co. llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | friedman kaplan, llp | 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.
11 predicted yes (2%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 529 unknown (97%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 6 yes / 0 no / 257 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
11 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Feenstra, Randy (R · house · IA-4) · sponsor
- Adams, Alma S. (D · house · NC-12) · cosponsor
- Bacon, Don (R · house · NE-2) · cosponsor
- Baird, James R. (R · house · IN-4) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- McGovern, James P. (D · house · MA-2) · cosponsor
- Moore, Barry (R · house · AL-1) · cosponsor
- Riley, Josh (D · house · NY-19) · cosponsor
- Vasquez, Gabe (D · house · NM-2) · cosponsor
- Vindman, Eugene Simon (D · house · VA-7) · cosponsor
- Wied, Tony (R · house · WI-8) · 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 Wied, Tony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 5037) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) (hr 5037) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-12-18 · cosponsored by Vasquez, Gabe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-10-03 · cosponsored by Vindman, Eugene Simon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-09-30 · cosponsored by Bacon, Don (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-09-09 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-09-08 · cosponsored by Baird, James R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-09-02 · cosponsored by McGovern, James P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-09-02 · cosponsored by Adams, Alma S. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-08-26 · sponsored by Feenstra, Randy (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-08-26 · cosponsored by Moore, Barry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-08-26 · cosponsored by Riley, Josh (cosponsor) · sponsorship