HR 6531 — Bridges not Bumpers Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-12-09
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sponsors
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — 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 | CSX CORPORATION | CSX CORPORATION | — | HR 6531 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | — | H.R. 6531 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-12-09 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6531 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CSX CORPORATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 6531 | 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 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 16 | $17,071 | $17,071 |
| 2 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $6,980 | $6,980 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 9 | $5,796 | $5,796 |
| 6 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 7 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 8 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 9 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 11 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 18 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 19 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 21 | plati niagara, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,035 | $1,035 |
| 22 | out the door liquors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | hawcny | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · 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 Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CSX CORPORATION (hr 6531) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY (h.r. 6531) · lobbying_bill_mention