HR 7103 — Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-01-15
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Sponsors
- Hamadeh, Abraham J. (R, AZ-8) — sponsor · 2026-01-15
- Van Orden, Derrick (R, WI-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-21
- Pfluger, August (R, TX-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-23
- Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R, VA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-24
- Walkinshaw, James R. (D, VA-11) — cosponsor · 2026-05-07
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 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 7103 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 Economic Opportunity.
- — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- — Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-01-15 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Walkinshaw, James R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-24 | Kiggans, Jennifer A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-23 | Pfluger, August | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-21 | Van Orden, Derrick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-15 | Hamadeh, Abraham J. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7103 | 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 | Hamadeh, Abraham J. (R, house AZ-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Walkinshaw, James R. (D, house VA-11) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R, house VA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Pfluger, August (R, house TX-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Van Orden, Derrick (R, house WI-3) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 937 | $72,482 | $72,482 |
| 2 | jes foundation | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 3 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 8 | $4,628 | $4,628 |
| 4 | patriot group international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | old dominion tobacco co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | self | 0 | $0 | 23 | $3,118 | $3,118 |
| 7 | the franklin johnston group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | global technical systems | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,026 | $2,026 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 15 | $1,087 | $1,087 |
| 10 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | csis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | haverly systems inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | van scoyoc associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | crd associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | the cormac group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | fedex | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 3 | $405 | $405 |
| 19 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $350 | $350 |
| 20 | barton enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $260 | $260 |
| 21 | the eye specialists ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $260 | $260 |
| 22 | ilo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | diamondback | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 24 | miller bradford & risbers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 25 | jerry caravas dds | 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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hamadeh, Abraham J. (R · house · AZ-8) · sponsor
- Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R · house · VA-2) · cosponsor
- Pfluger, August (R · house · TX-11) · cosponsor
- Van Orden, Derrick (R · house · WI-3) · cosponsor
- Walkinshaw, James R. (D · house · VA-11) · 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.
- 2026-05-07 · cosponsored by Walkinshaw, James R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-24 · cosponsored by Kiggans, Jennifer A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-23 · cosponsored by Pfluger, August (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-21 · cosponsored by Van Orden, Derrick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-15 · sponsored by Hamadeh, Abraham J. (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 7103) · lobbying_bill_mention