HR 5527 — Stop Censoring Military Families Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-19
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — 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 | PEN AMERICA | PEN AMERICA | — | H.R.5527 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 · 2025-09-19 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PEN AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.5527 | 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 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | 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 | 430 | $29,336 | $29,336 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 41 | $8,250 | $8,250 |
| 3 | oracle corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 4 | grassroots analytics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 5 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $790 | $790 |
| 6 | google inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $600 | $600 |
| 7 | retired | 0 | $0 | 2 | $523 | $523 |
| 8 | uua | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | mtnw | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | starbucks | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | applovin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | land iq, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $350 | $350 |
| 13 | microsoft | 0 | $0 | 3 | $310 | $310 |
| 14 | university of central florida | 0 | $0 | 1 | $260 | $260 |
| 15 | edi staffing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 16 | ahmg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 17 | ruchika | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | ocps | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 19 | community youth center | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 20 | ascap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 21 | seattle dept of transportation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $139 | $139 |
| 22 | floridan ag corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | renton technical college | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 24 | persona pediatrics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 25 | labcorp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
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%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · 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 Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PEN AMERICA (h.r.5527) · lobbying_bill_mention