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HR 5509 — Safe Step Act

Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-19

Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsors

Lobbied by (10)

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.

FilingPeriodRegistrant (lobbying firm)ClientIncomeMatched
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterPFIZER INC.PFIZER INC.—H.R. 5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterFAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLPCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION$30,000H.R. 5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterAMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERYAMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY—H.R.5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterLUNDBECK LLCLUNDBECK LLC—H.R. 5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS—HR 5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION—H.R. 5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGYASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY—H.R. 5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATIONCROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION—HR 5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONSAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS—H.R.5509
1st Quarter - Report2026 first_quarterCONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONSCONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS—H.R.5509

Action timeline

  1. · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
  2. · Intro-H — Introduced in House
  3. · 1000 — Introduced in House

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Inbound (36)

datefromtypeamountrolesource
—LaLota, Nickcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Owens, Burgesscosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Bera, Amicosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Gillen, Lauracosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Lawler, Michaelcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheilacosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Hayes, Jahanacosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Davis, Donald G.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Kennedy, Timothy M.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Frost, Maxwellcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Turner, Michael R.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Mast, Brian J.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Yakym, Rudycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Huizenga, Billcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Fletcher, Lizziecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Hinson, Ashleycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Murphy, Gregory F.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Goodlander, Maggiecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Harrigan, Patcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Johnson, Juliecosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Onder, Robert F.cosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Castor, Kathycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Thanedar, Shricosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Cleaver, Emanuelcosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Friedman, Lauracosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
—Harris, Andycosponsor_of_bill—cosponsorsponsorship
2026-01-01AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONSlobbies_on_bill—H.R.5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01LUNDBECK LLClobbies_on_bill—H.R. 5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATIONlobbies_on_bill—H.R. 5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGYlobbies_on_bill—H.R. 5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATIONlobbies_on_bill—HR 5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERYlobbies_on_bill—H.R.5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONSlobbies_on_bill—H.R.5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSlobbies_on_bill—HR 5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01PFIZER, INC.lobbies_on_bill—H.R. 5509lobbying_bill_mention
2026-01-01CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATIONlobbies_on_bill—H.R. 5509lobbying_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.

#MemberRoleSpeechesVotedScore
1Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1)cosponsor3—4
2Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26)cosponsor3—4
3Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7)cosponsor2—3
4Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4)cosponsor2—3
5Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14)cosponsor1—2
6Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2)cosponsor1—2
7Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5)cosponsor1—2
8Huizenga, Bill (R, house MI-4)cosponsor1—2
9Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17)cosponsor1—2
10Mast, Brian J. (R, house FL-21)cosponsor1—2
11Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3)cosponsor1—2
12Onder, Robert F. (R, house MO-3)cosponsor1—2
13Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6)cosponsor0—1
14Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20)cosponsor0—1
15Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5)cosponsor0—1
16Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30)cosponsor0—1
17Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10)cosponsor0—1
18Harrigan, Pat (R, house NC-10)cosponsor0—1
19Harris, Andy (R, house MD-1)cosponsor0—1
20Hinson, Ashley (R, house IA-2)cosponsor0—1
21Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32)cosponsor0—1
22LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1)cosponsor0—1
23Owens, Burgess (R, house UT-4)cosponsor0—1
24Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13)cosponsor0—1
25Turner, Michael R. (R, house OH-10)cosponsor0—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.

#OrgLDA filingsLDA spendDonor employeesEmployee donationsTotal
1not employed0$0498$92,835$92,835
2none0$0288$53,596$53,596
3retired0$0489$50,143$50,143
4CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION2$30,0000$0$30,000
5self-employed0$026$22,460$22,460
6self employed0$063$18,317$18,317
7self0$029$8,001$8,001
8story partners0$01$7,000$7,000
9castle harlan, inc.0$01$7,000$7,000
10buffalo geothermal heating0$01$7,000$7,000
11hsk consulting0$02$7,000$7,000
12dragonfly0$01$7,000$7,000
13linkedin0$01$7,000$7,000
14signum global0$01$7,000$7,000
15minnesota urology0$015$6,500$6,500
16verano0$01$6,500$6,500
17corpac0$01$6,500$6,500
18continental realty corporation0$01$6,000$6,000
19gramercy group inc0$01$5,175$5,175
20cleancapital0$01$5,175$5,175
21symphony property management0$01$5,000$5,000
22jushi holdings0$02$5,000$5,000
23rusiniak's service, inc.0$01$5,000$5,000
24surry investment advisors llc0$01$4,500$4,500
25jp morgan chase0$01$3,706$3,706

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.

26 predicted yes (5%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 514 unknown (94%)

By party: · R: 12 yes / 0 no / 265 unknown · D: 14 yes / 0 no / 249 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no

26 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + 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.

  1. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harrigan, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  2. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Huizenga, Bill (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  3. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  4. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Onder, Robert F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  5. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  6. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  7. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  8. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  9. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  10. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  11. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hinson, Ashley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  12. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harris, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  13. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  14. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  15. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  16. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  17. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  18. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  19. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  20. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mast, Brian J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  21. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  22. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  23. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  24. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  25. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  26. 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Michael R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
  27. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION (h.r. 5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  28. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION (hr 5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  29. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION (h.r. 5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  30. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (h.r. 5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  31. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by LUNDBECK LLC (h.r. 5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  32. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS (h.r.5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  33. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (hr 5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  34. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY (h.r.5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  35. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CONGRESS OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS (h.r.5509) · lobbying_bill_mention
  36. 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PFIZER, INC. (h.r. 5509) · lobbying_bill_mention

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