HR 7173 — Follow the Science Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-01-21
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-01-21 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | 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 | 107 | $15,444 | $15,444 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 8 | $6,579 | $6,579 |
| 3 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 4 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 5 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $1,990 | $1,990 |
| 7 | self | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,075 | $1,075 |
| 8 | mcgillivary steele elkin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | j. lohr vineyards & wines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | caltrans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | pinnacle facility engineering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | keller williams | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | morgan stanley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | american health care association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | greater dallas international foundatio | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | joseph l. caballero cpa / eroc advisor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | ita partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | bill naito company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| 22 | sperry tree care co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | centers for advanced orthopaedics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 24 | mcbreen & nowak p.a. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 25 | voyager capital | 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.
8 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 255 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 8 yes / 0 no / 255 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
8 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · 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 Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship