HR 6961 — USMMA Athletics Act of 2026
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-01-07
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
- Scott, Austin (R, GA-8) — 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 | U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION, INC. | U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION & FOUNDATION, INC. | — | H.R.6961 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-01-07 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Scott, Austin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.6961 | 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 | Scott, Austin (R, house GA-8) | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 4 | $6,250 | $6,250 |
| 2 | daniel defense | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | h2 capital, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 4 | mercer university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 5 | ww investment group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | bowen farming ent | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
| 9 | reynolds, horne & survant | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | turner construction management llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Scott, Austin (R · house · GA-8) · 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 Scott, Austin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION (h.r.6961) · lobbying_bill_mention