HR 5940 — Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | — | H.R. 5940 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. | ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. . | — | H.R. 5940 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 · 2025-11-07 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bera, Ami | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5940 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. . | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5940 | 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 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | 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 | 257 | $48,871 | $48,871 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 21 | $8,181 | $8,181 |
| 3 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 4 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 5 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | becu | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,580 | $2,580 |
| 7 | sound credit union | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,515 | $2,515 |
| 8 | gowest credit union association | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 9 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | uc davis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | dr strategic services llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $1,990 | $1,990 |
| 13 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 14 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,075 | $1,075 |
| 15 | skelton strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | american river college | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | stoel rives llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | j. lohr vineyards & wines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | pinnacle facility engineering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | caltrans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | google inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $600 | $600 |
| 22 | tapco credit union | 0 | $0 | 1 | $516 | $516 |
| 23 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | keller williams | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | applovin | 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.
8 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 255 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 8 yes / 0 no / 255 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
8 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · 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 Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. . (h.r. 5940) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS (h.r. 5940) · lobbying_bill_mention