HR 721 — Performing Artist Tax Parity Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R, OH-10) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (5)
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 | RADIUS ADVOCACY, LLC | INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES | $40,000 | H.R.721 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS | AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS | — | HR 721 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES | INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES | — | H.R. 721 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC | ACTORS' EQUITY | $28,500 | H.R. 721 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLC | ACTORS' EQUITY | $28,500 | H.R. 721 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-24 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Michael R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ACTORS' EQUITY | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 721 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 721 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 721 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.721 | 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 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Turner, Michael R. (R, house OH-10) | 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 | ACTORS' EQUITY | 2 | $57,000 | 0 | $0 | $57,000 |
| 2 | INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES | 2 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 31 | $7,480 | $7,480 |
| 4 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 21 | $5,335 | $5,335 |
| 6 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 7 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 11 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 12 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,241 | $2,241 |
| 13 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 15 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 16 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 17 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 18 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 19 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 20 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 21 | chen's chinese medicine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 22 | hospitality fx | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | kabafusion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R · house · OH-10) · 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 Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Michael R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES (h.r. 721) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES (h.r.721) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS (hr 721) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ACTORS' EQUITY (h.r. 721) · lobbying_bill_mention