HR 5891 — Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 10 - 0.
Sponsors
- Fedorchak, Julie (R, ND-0) — cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — 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 | VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | PAYCHEX | $30,000 | H.R.5891 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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
- — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 10 - 0.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-10-31 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fedorchak, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Gregory F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PAYCHEX | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.5891 | 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 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Fedorchak, Julie (R, house ND) | 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 | PAYCHEX | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $14,025 | $14,025 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 13 | $10,334 | $10,334 |
| 4 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 6 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 7 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | ward and smith | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | s&f family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 10 | retired | 0 | $0 | 8 | $2,442 | $2,442 |
| 11 | winning connections | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | carolina breast &oncologic surgery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | gibson dunn & crutcher | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 15 | wilmerhale | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 16 | carlyle | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 17 | freshfields us llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 18 | nyu law | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 19 | riley outdoor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | sullivan & cromwell llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | ecu health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | exiger | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | jake perry + partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | cravath, swaine and moore llp | 0 | $0 | 2 | $800 | $800 |
| 25 | king & spalding llp | 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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Fedorchak, Julie (R · house · ND) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · 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 Fedorchak, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PAYCHEX (h.r.5891) · lobbying_bill_mention