HR 8175 — To amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-04-02
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Pelosi, Nancy (D, CA-11) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — 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 | VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC. | VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC. | — | H.R. 8175 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-04-02 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Pelosi, Nancy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 8175 | 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 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Pelosi, Nancy (D, house CA-11) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 1,929 | $115,732 | $115,732 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 354 | $30,642 | $30,642 |
| 3 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 524 | $24,476 | $24,476 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 20 | $9,163 | $9,163 |
| 5 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 8 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 9 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 12 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 13 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 14 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,525 | $3,525 |
| 15 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 22 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 24 | becu | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,580 | $2,580 |
| 25 | sound credit union | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,515 | $2,515 |
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.
8 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 255 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 8 yes / 0 no / 255 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
8 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Pelosi, Nancy (D · house · CA-11) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · 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 Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Pelosi, Nancy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC. (h.r. 8175) · lobbying_bill_mention