HR 7159 — Protecting Local Zoos Act of 2026
Congress 119
Latest action: — Subcommittee Hearings Held
Sponsors
- Miller, Carol D. (R, WV-1) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
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 | TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC | INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | $30,000 | H.R. 7159 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | — | HR 7159 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | HANKA ADVISOR LLC | FELINE CONSERVATION FEDERATION | $10,000 | HR 7159 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-01-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Miller, Carol D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7159 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | FELINE CONSERVATION FEDERATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 7159 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 7159 | 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 | Miller, Carol D. (R, house WV-1) | 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 | INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 2 | FELINE CONSERVATION FEDERATION | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 3 | liscr | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 4 | advanced eye mds | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 5 | phronesisdc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | capitol south llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | jenkins fenstermaker pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | moses automall of huntington | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | watco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | williams and jensen | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | williams & jensen pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | steptoe johnson | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | the first group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | hif global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | williams jensen, pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | charton management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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)
- Miller, Carol D. (R · house · WV-1) · 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 Miller, Carol D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION (hr 7159) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (h.r. 7159) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by FELINE CONSERVATION FEDERATION (hr 7159) · lobbying_bill_mention