HR 5294 — Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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.
Sponsors (16)
- Allred, Colin Z. (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Blumenauer, Earl (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Trone, David J. (D, MD-6) — cosponsor
- Porter, Katie (D, CA-47) — cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Bush, Cori (D, MO-1) — cosponsor
- Payne, Donald M. (D, NJ-10) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
Action timeline (5)
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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 House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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 House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2023-08-25 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (2)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Early Voting and Mail Voting: Overview & Issues for Congress
IF11477· Resources · 2024-09-13Although voting in person at a polling place on Election Day is the most widespread voting practice, states and localities also offer some or all eligible voters opportunities to vote without going to the polls on Electi - Voter Registration Agencies Under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)
IN11782· Posts · 2024-04-15A key purpose of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) was to expand access to voter registration for federal elections, in part by providing registration opportunities at various government agencies that pe
Connected on the graph
18 typed relationships in the influence graph — 16 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (16)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Trone, David J. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Porter, Katie | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Kim, Andy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Salinas, Andrea | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Hayes, Jahana | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Chu, Judy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Allred, Colin Z. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Frost, Maxwell | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Bush, Cori | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Cleaver, Emanuel | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Magaziner, Seth | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Payne, Donald M. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Bishop, Sanford D. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Jayapal, Pramila | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Blumenauer, Earl | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
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 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 5 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 8 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Allred, Colin Z. (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Blumenauer, Earl (D, house OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Bush, Cori (D, house MO-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Payne, Donald M. (D, house NJ-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Porter, Katie (D, house CA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Trone, David J. (D, house MD-6) | 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 | 4,184 | $2,784,705 | $2,784,705 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 458 | $423,708 | $423,708 |
| 3 | total wine & more | 0 | $0 | 1 | $406,106 | $406,106 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 141 | $127,529 | $127,529 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 61 | $91,947 | $91,947 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 164 | $84,068 | $84,068 |
| 7 | none | 0 | $0 | 70 | $76,859 | $76,859 |
| 8 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 73 | $70,475 | $70,475 |
| 9 | alsop louie partners | 0 | $0 | 3 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 10 | aflac, inc. | 0 | $0 | 12 | $17,300 | $17,300 |
| 11 | 3 plus logistics | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 12 | the ring group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 13 | lone pine capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 14 | partnership for democracy and educatio | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 15 | chami law firm | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 16 | the commerce company | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 17 | turbo air inc | 0 | $0 | 4 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 18 | astera cancer care | 0 | $0 | 12 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 19 | aflac inc. | 0 | $0 | 6 | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 20 | hca florida healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| 21 | bluenest development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| 22 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 10 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 23 | van scoyoc associates | 0 | $0 | 9 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 24 | orlando health | 0 | $0 | 3 | $10,850 | $10,850 |
| 25 | citrin cooperman | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,750 | $10,750 |
Stance (positions taken)
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.
10 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 253 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 10 yes / 0 no / 253 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
10 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report IN11782 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report IF11477 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bush, Cori (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Blumenauer, Earl (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kim, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Porter, Katie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Allred, Colin Z. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Payne, Donald M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Trone, David J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship