HR 7032 — Pay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-01-13
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors (4)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
Action timeline (3)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2026-01-13 — open
Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
4 typed relationships in the influence graph — 4 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (4)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Hayes, Jahana | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Chu, Judy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Thanedar, Shri | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
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 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | 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 | 329 | $243,309 | $243,309 |
| 2 | self | 0 | $0 | 40 | $49,016 | $49,016 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 35 | $41,200 | $41,200 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 30 | $31,587 | $31,587 |
| 5 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 23 | $25,275 | $25,275 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 21 | $16,350 | $16,350 |
| 7 | sterling group | 0 | $0 | 5 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 8 | hca florida healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| 9 | bluenest development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| 10 | the baupost group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 11 | the harnisch foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 12 | paloma partners advisors lp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,400 | $10,400 |
| 13 | manhattan hotel group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 14 | eastpointe radiology | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,804 | $7,804 |
| 15 | msc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 16 | law offices of r. stephen mcnally | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | the ring group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | puma springs vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | bain capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | businesses. owners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | detroit pistons | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | hollis public affairs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | baker botts llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | premier oncology hematology | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 25 | wah hung group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,300 | $5,300 |
Stance (positions taken)
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship