HR 7740 — African American History Act of 2026
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-02-26
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
- Mfume, Kweisi (D, MD-7) — sponsor · 2026-02-26
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
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 | DAVIS & HARMAN LLP | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | $50,000 | H.R. 7740 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-02-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (14)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-26 | Mfume, Kweisi | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7740 | 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 | Mfume, Kweisi (D, house MD-7) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | 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 | 566 | $54,592 | $54,592 |
| 2 | AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 16 | $14,555 | $14,555 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 50 | $10,420 | $10,420 |
| 5 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 18 | $3,690 | $3,690 |
| 8 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 10 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 11 | grassroots analytics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 12 | hargrove crop insurance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 13 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 14 | oracle corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 15 | kathy fowler agency | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 16 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 17 | strategic farm marketing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | grant capital management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 19 | retired | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,023 | $1,023 |
| 20 | and wealth partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | mt washington pediatric hospit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | caltrans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | gallagher, evelius & jones llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | merchant associates | 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.
13 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 250 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 13 yes / 0 no / 250 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
13 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Mfume, Kweisi (D · house · MD-7) · sponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · 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 Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-26 · sponsored by Mfume, Kweisi (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL (h.r. 7740) · lobbying_bill_mention