HR 586 — Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-21
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — sponsor · 2025-01-21
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — 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 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 586 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 89). (text: CR H1435-1436: 1)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 89). (text: CR H1435-1436: 1)
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1441-1442: 5)
- · H37220 — At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 586.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1435-1437)
- · H30300 — Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-21 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-04-07 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2025-04-08 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 586 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-21 | LaLota, Nick | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Veterans' Affairs 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 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $6,980 | $6,980 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,926 | $3,926 |
| 4 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 5 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 10 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 11 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $2,941 | $2,941 |
| 12 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 13 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 16 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | the sterling group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | suburban hospital alliance of nys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | nela realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | longbow public policy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 534 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R · house · GA-14) · voted
- Johnson, Mike (R · house · LA-4) · voted
- LaMalfa, Doug (R · house · CA-1) · voted
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · sponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · 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 Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 586) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-21 · sponsored by LaLota, Nick (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Veterans' Affairs Committee · congress-committee