HR 8031 — GUARDRAILS Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — 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 | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 8031 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-03-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 8031 | 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 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | 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 | 64 | $9,021 | $9,021 |
| 2 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,030 | $4,030 |
| 4 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | oracle corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $2,335 | $2,335 |
| 10 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 11 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 12 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 13 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 14 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 15 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 16 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 10 | $1,290 | $1,290 |
| 17 | chen's chinese medicine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 18 | rice university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | kabafusion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | ceo advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | hospitality fx | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | san gabriel valley water company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 23 | epic level | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | strategic law partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | ladbs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $350 | $350 |
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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 257 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 6 yes / 0 no / 257 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · 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 Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPETITIVE CARRIERS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 8031) · lobbying_bill_mention