HR 7198 — Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — sponsor · 2026-01-22
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 7198 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS | — | H.R. 7198 |
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 · 2026-01-22 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-22 | Bera, Ami | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7198 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7198 | 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 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | 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 | 22 | $9,360 | $9,360 |
| 2 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 3 | hargrove crop insurance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 4 | kathy fowler agency | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 5 | uc davis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | strategic farm marketing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7 | dr strategic services llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 9 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 6 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| 10 | american river college | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | skelton strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | stoel rives llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | donoho insurance group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | ansi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | heller pacific inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | alabama house of representatives | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | climate mayors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | lighthouse public affairs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | peter damon group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | rhs consulting services | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | sutter health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | schuering and doyle | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | the charles m. schulz museum and resea | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| 25 | usdec | 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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 260 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · sponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · 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 Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-22 · sponsored by Bera, Ami (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION (h.r. 7198) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS (h.r. 7198) · lobbying_bill_mention