HR 8478 — Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors (2)
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
Action timeline (3)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2024-05-21 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
Congressional Research Service briefs (1)
CRS reports that cite this bill in their relatedMaterials — what Congress was reading on the topic. Click any report for its summary, formats, and bill-citation walk.
- Elder Financial Exploitation
IN12462· Posts · 2025-02-12Elder financial exploitation (EFE), as defined by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), is “the illegal or improper use of an older adult’s funds, property, or assets.” EFE can deprive seniors of much-needed
Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 2 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Kim, Andy | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Magaziner, Seth | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
cited in report (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | IN12462 | — | crs-report-relatedMaterials |
Who matters on this bill
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 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
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 | 540 | $443,495 | $443,495 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 49 | $51,902 | $51,902 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 41 | $39,173 | $39,173 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 26 | $28,357 | $28,357 |
| 5 | 3 plus logistics | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 6 | astera cancer care | 0 | $0 | 12 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 7 | turbo air inc | 0 | $0 | 4 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 8 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 10 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 9 | none | 0 | $0 | 14 | $10,877 | $10,877 |
| 10 | citrin cooperman | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,750 | $10,750 |
| 11 | lasalle asset mgmt. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 12 | van scoyoc associates | 0 | $0 | 8 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 13 | evercore isi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 14 | deloitte | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 15 | y combinator | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 16 | the orchard | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 17 | rebecca westerfield | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 18 | mbk partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 19 | legend biotech | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 20 | capitol city group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| 21 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $8,250 | $8,250 |
| 22 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 13 | $8,070 | $8,070 |
| 23 | mass general hospital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | arc advisory services | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | june lee law group llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-25 · Cited in GAO report IN12462 · crs-report-relatedMaterials
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kim, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship