HR 5572 — Help FEDS Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-26
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — sponsor · 2025-09-26
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — 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. 5572 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5572 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-09-26 | Elfreth, Sarah | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | 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 | 276 | $45,061 | $45,061 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 29 | $12,684 | $12,684 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 3 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 4 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 5 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 10 | mount sinai health system | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 11 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 12 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 13 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 14 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 15 | retired | 0 | $0 | 11 | $1,678 | $1,678 |
| 16 | tension corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 17 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 18 | microsoft | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,310 | $1,310 |
| 19 | chen's chinese medicine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 20 | hospitality fx | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | kabafusion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | crosswalk labs inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | davis polk & wardwell llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 2 | $800 | $800 |
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%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 256 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 7 yes / 0 no / 256 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · sponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · 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 Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 5572) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-09-26 · sponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (sponsor) · sponsorship