HR 5398 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act of 2026
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sponsors
- Huizenga, Bill (R, MI-4) — sponsor · 2025-09-16
- Mast, Brian J. (R, FL-21) — cosponsor
- Gonzales, Tony (R, TX-23) — cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R, OH-6) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R, IA-2) — cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R, OK-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. 5398 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hinson, Ashley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gonzales, Tony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mast, Brian J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Rulli, Michael A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bice, Stephanie I. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5398 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-09-16 | Huizenga, Bill | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Appropriations 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 | Huizenga, Bill (R, house MI-4) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Bice, Stephanie I. (R, house OK-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Mast, Brian J. (R, house FL-21) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Gonzales, Tony (R, house TX-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Hinson, Ashley (R, house IA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Rulli, Michael A. (R, house OH-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Yakym, Rudy (R, house IN-2) | 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 | 430 | $35,526 | $35,526 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 219 | $25,534 | $25,534 |
| 3 | corpac | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 4 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $3,493 | $3,493 |
| 5 | columna | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 6 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $2,732 | $2,732 |
| 8 | self | 0 | $0 | 22 | $2,551 | $2,551 |
| 9 | mb davis group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,143 | $2,143 |
| 10 | churchillforge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,143 | $2,143 |
| 11 | argent management llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | mediatek inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | farhat group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| 14 | earhart turner llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | florida imaging consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | jll | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | planet technologies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | dla piper llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | gerber & co llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 20 | brainfuse | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 21 | dekel capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 22 | c6 strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | ausgar | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | commvault systems inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | farragut partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $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.
7 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 270 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 7 yes / 0 no / 270 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Huizenga, Bill (R · house · MI-4) · sponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · cosponsor
- Gonzales, Tony (R · house · TX-23) · cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R · house · IA-2) · cosponsor
- Mast, Brian J. (R · house · FL-21) · cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R · house · OH-6) · cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R · house · IN-2) · 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 Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gonzales, Tony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bice, Stephanie I. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Rulli, Michael A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mast, Brian J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hinson, Ashley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 5398) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-09-16 · sponsored by Huizenga, Bill (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Appropriations Committee · congress-committee