HR 8426 — Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2024
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsors
- Wild, Susan (D, PA-7) — cosponsor
- Wexton, Jennifer (D, VA-10) — cosponsor
- Blumenauer, Earl (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Jackson, Jeff (D, NC-14) — cosponsor
- Allred, Colin Z. (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Trone, David J. (D, MD-6) — cosponsor
- Sarbanes, John P. (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Porter, Katie (D, CA-47) — cosponsor
- Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch (D, MD-2) — cosponsor
- Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho (D, MP-0) — cosponsor
- Phillips, Dean (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Eshoo, Anna G. (D, CA-16) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2024-05-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (34)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wild, Susan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wexton, Jennifer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Allred, Colin Z. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Blumenauer, Earl | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Trone, David J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sarbanes, John P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Porter, Katie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Phillips, Dean | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jackson, Jeff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kim, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | 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 |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Eshoo, Anna G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | 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 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 13 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 14 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 15 | Allred, Colin Z. (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Blumenauer, Earl (D, house OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Eshoo, Anna G. (D, house CA-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Jackson, Jeff (D, house NC-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | 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 | 712 | $81,409 | $81,409 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 63 | $17,167 | $17,167 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 19 | $14,930 | $14,930 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 52 | $10,064 | $10,064 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 14 | $9,860 | $9,860 |
| 6 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 10 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 11 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 12 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 14 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 16 | na | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,550 | $3,550 |
| 17 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | thirdpoint llc | 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.
22 predicted yes (4%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 518 unknown (95%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 20 yes / 0 no / 243 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
22 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · 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
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-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 Allred, Colin Z. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kim, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Phillips, Dean (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jackson, Jeff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Trone, David J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Porter, Katie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Blumenauer, Earl (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wild, Susan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wexton, Jennifer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Eshoo, Anna G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sarbanes, John P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship