HR 7498 — After Hours Child Care Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-02-11
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Hinson, Ashley (R, IA-2) — sponsor · 2026-02-11
- Bonamici, Suzanne (D, OR-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Mackenzie, Ryan (R, PA-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Pappas, Chris (D, NH-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Stefanik, Elise M. (R, NY-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Pocan, Mark (D, WI-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-11
- Castro, Joaquin (D, TX-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-26
- Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-26
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Mann, Tracey (R, KS-1) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Sorensen, Eric (D, IL-17) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Latimer, George (D, NY-16) — cosponsor · 2026-04-16
- Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R, VA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-04-29
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor · 2026-04-29
- Hill, J. French (R, AR-2) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-02-11 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (15)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Hill, J. French | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-29 | Kiggans, Jennifer A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Mann, Tracey | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Latimer, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Sorensen, Eric | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-26 | Castro, Joaquin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-26 | Fitzpatrick, Brian K. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-11 | Stefanik, Elise M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-11 | Mackenzie, Ryan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-11 | Bonamici, Suzanne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-11 | Hinson, Ashley | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-11 | Pocan, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-11 | Pappas, Chris | 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 | Latimer, George (D, house NY-16) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Hinson, Ashley (R, house IA-2) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Pappas, Chris (D, house NH-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Stefanik, Elise M. (R, house NY-21) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Castro, Joaquin (D, house TX-20) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Mackenzie, Ryan (R, house PA-7) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Mann, Tracey (R, house KS-1) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Bonamici, Suzanne (D, house OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R, house PA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Hill, J. French (R, house AR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R, house VA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Pocan, Mark (D, house WI-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Sorensen, Eric (D, house IL-17) | 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 | 617 | $157,788 | $157,788 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 636 | $89,104 | $89,104 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 58 | $27,316 | $27,316 |
| 4 | intercontinental exchange inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 5 | jes foundation | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 6 | solana foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 7 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| 8 | self | 0 | $0 | 16 | $9,011 | $9,011 |
| 9 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| 10 | thornton law firm llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | pinebrook road partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | qprime inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | magnolia marketing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | metlife | 0 | $0 | 3 | $6,300 | $6,300 |
| 16 | none | 0 | $0 | 6 | $6,125 | $6,125 |
| 17 | ceo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 18 | fidelio dental insurance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 19 | intercontinental exchange inc. | 0 | $0 | 3 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 20 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 21 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 17 | $4,275 | $4,275 |
| 22 | kirkland & ellis llp | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 23 | rockefeller capital managment | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 24 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 25 | florida bankers association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
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.
15 predicted yes (3%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 525 unknown (96%)
By party: · R: 8 yes / 0 no / 269 unknown · D: 7 yes / 0 no / 256 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
15 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hinson, Ashley (R · house · IA-2) · sponsor
- Bonamici, Suzanne (D · house · OR-1) · cosponsor
- Castro, Joaquin (D · house · TX-20) · cosponsor
- Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R · house · PA-1) · cosponsor
- Hill, J. French (R · house · AR-2) · cosponsor
- Kiggans, Jennifer A. (R · house · VA-2) · cosponsor
- Latimer, George (D · house · NY-16) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Mackenzie, Ryan (R · house · PA-7) · cosponsor
- Mann, Tracey (R · house · KS-1) · cosponsor
- Pappas, Chris (D · house · NH-1) · cosponsor
- Pocan, Mark (D · house · WI-2) · cosponsor
- Sorensen, Eric (D · house · IL-17) · cosponsor
- Stefanik, Elise M. (R · house · NY-21) · 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 Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Hill, J. French (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-29 · cosponsored by Kiggans, Jennifer A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Latimer, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Mann, Tracey (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Sorensen, Eric (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-26 · cosponsored by Castro, Joaquin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-26 · cosponsored by Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-11 · cosponsored by Pocan, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-11 · cosponsored by Pappas, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-11 · cosponsored by Mackenzie, Ryan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-11 · cosponsored by Stefanik, Elise M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-11 · sponsored by Hinson, Ashley (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-11 · cosponsored by Bonamici, Suzanne (cosponsor) · sponsorship