HR 5494 — Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-18
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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
- Harris, Andy (R, MD-1) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Amodei, Mark E. (R, NV-2) — cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D, TX-28) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (5)
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 | BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP | PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE | $20,000 | HR 5494 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP | NATIONAL PRECAST CONCRETE ASSOCIATION | $20,000 | HR 5494 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC | VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC | — | H.R. 5494 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | INNOVATIVE ADVOCACY LLC | PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE | $10,000 | H.R.5494 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 5494 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-18 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Amodei, Mark E. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cuellar, Henry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Harris, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.5494 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL PRECAST CONCRETE ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 5494 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5494 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5494 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 5494 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Amodei, Mark E. (R, house NV-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cuellar, Henry (D, house TX-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Harris, Andy (R, house MD-1) | 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 | PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE | 2 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 2 | NATIONAL PRECAST CONCRETE ASSOCIATION | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 58 | $13,432 | $13,432 |
| 4 | story partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | verano | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 6 | continental realty corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 8 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 9 | jushi holdings | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,926 | $3,926 |
| 11 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | golden gate petroleum of nv | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 15 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 16 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 17 | kelly & associates insurance group, in | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | umms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | kelly benefits | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | jushi holding | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 22 | buckeye relief | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 23 | didak | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | nutramax laboratories, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Amodei, Mark E. (R · house · NV-2) · cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D · house · TX-28) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Harris, Andy (R · house · MD-1) · 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 Harris, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cuellar, Henry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Amodei, Mark E. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 5494) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL PRECAST CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (hr 5494) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE (h.r.5494) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE (hr 5494) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC (h.r. 5494) · lobbying_bill_mention