HR 617 — Department of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act
Congress 116
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.
Sponsors
- Gonzalez, Anthony (R, OH-16) — cosponsor
- González-Colón, Jenniffer (R, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Watkins, Steve (R, KS-2) — cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R, OK-S) — cosponsor
- Lucas, Frank D. (R, OK-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Watkins, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gonzalez, Anthony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | González-Colón, Jenniffer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mullin, Markwayne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lucas, Frank D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Gonzalez, Anthony (R, house OH-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | González-Colón, Jenniffer (R, house PR) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Lucas, Frank D. (R, house OK-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Mullin, Markwayne (R, senate OK) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Watkins, Steve (R, house KS-2) | 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 | hunt companies inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 2 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 24 | $834 | $834 |
| 4 | the doerrer group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 5 | dover insurance agency pc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $30 | $30 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3 | $3 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 275 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Lucas, Frank D. (R · house · OK-3) · cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R · senate · OK) · cosponsor
Activity
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- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mullin, Markwayne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by González-Colón, Jenniffer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Watkins, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gonzalez, Anthony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lucas, Frank D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship