HR 5599 — To prohibit the removal of Federal employees during any lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-26
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — 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. 5599 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (14)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bera, Ami | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5599 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Oversight and Government Reform Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | 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 | 445 | $126,259 | $126,259 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 53 | $32,444 | $32,444 |
| 3 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 | |
| 4 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 6 | self | 0 | $0 | 6 | $5,600 | $5,600 |
| 7 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 8 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 9 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 12 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 13 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | not employer | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| 25 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
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.
13 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 250 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 13 yes / 0 no / 250 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
13 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · 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 Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 5599) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · congress-committee