HR 5492 — PAAF Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-18
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors (3)
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R, IA-2) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
Action timeline (3)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-18 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 3 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Chu, Judy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Jayapal, Pramila | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Hinson, Ashley | — | 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 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Hinson, Ashley (R, house IA-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | 827 | $547,738 | $547,738 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 94 | $80,512 | $80,512 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 42 | $40,497 | $40,497 |
| 4 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 22 | $26,025 | $26,025 |
| 5 | none | 0 | $0 | 11 | $18,800 | $18,800 |
| 6 | the commerce company | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 7 | manhattan hotel group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 8 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,750 | $8,750 |
| 9 | fso | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | david skinner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | block | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | law offices of james degel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | valve corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | alan j preston llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | baker botts llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | soros fund management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | seattle dept of transportation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,889 | $5,889 |
| 18 | wah hung group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,300 | $5,300 |
| 19 | rice field corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 20 | huo chen md inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 21 | business finance capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 22 | edi media inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 23 | felix yip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 24 | american southwest chamber of commerce | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25 | gruen associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R · house · IA-2) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
Timeline
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- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hinson, Ashley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship