HR 8520 — HELP Act of 2026
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-04-27
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- McGarvey, Morgan (D, KY-3) — sponsor · 2026-04-27
- Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R, PA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Correa, J. Luis (D, CA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Garcia, Robert (D, CA-42) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Sykes, Emilia Strong (D, OH-13) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Morelle, Joseph D. (D, NY-25) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Tonko, Paul (D, NY-20) — cosponsor · 2026-04-27
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-04-27 — open
Connected on the graph
8 typed relationships in the influence graph — 8 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (7)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Frost, Maxwell | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-27 | ← | Fitzpatrick, Brian K. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-27 | ← | Garcia, Robert | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-27 | ← | Morelle, Joseph D. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-27 | ← | Tonko, Paul | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-27 | ← | Sykes, Emilia Strong | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-27 | ← | Correa, J. Luis | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | ← | McGarvey, Morgan | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 8 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Legislation
← Cosponsored bill 7 edges
- Morelle, Joseph D. · cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Fitzpatrick, Brian K. · cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Garcia, Robert · cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Tonko, Paul · cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Sykes, Emilia Strong · cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Correa, J. Luis · cosponsor · 2026-04-27
- Frost, Maxwell · cosponsor
← Sponsored bill 1 edge
- McGarvey, Morgan · sponsor · 2026-04-27
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 | Correa, J. Luis (D, house CA-46) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Morelle, Joseph D. (D, house NY-25) | cosponsor | 8 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Sykes, Emilia Strong (D, house OH-13) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 4 | McGarvey, Morgan (D, house KY-3) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 5 | Tonko, Paul (D, house NY-20) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R, house PA-1) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Garcia, Robert (D, house CA-42) | 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 | 2,787 | $1,731,176 | $1,731,176 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 200 | $219,203 | $219,203 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 124 | $216,521 | $216,521 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 176 | $149,825 | $149,825 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 95 | $133,403 | $133,403 |
| 6 | invariant | 0 | $0 | 14 | $33,500 | $33,500 |
| 7 | university of rochester | 0 | $0 | 21 | $24,750 | $24,750 |
| 8 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 15 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| 9 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 4 | $19,500 | $19,500 |
| 10 | new york life | 0 | $0 | 7 | $16,500 | $16,500 |
| 11 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 7 | $15,800 | $15,800 |
| 12 | shade tree advisors | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 13 | solar energy solutions | 0 | $0 | 3 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 14 | meritage group lp | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 15 | none | 0 | $0 | 16 | $12,788 | $12,788 |
| 16 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $12,500 | $12,500 | |
| 17 | arnold ventures | 0 | $0 | 2 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 18 | ailo logistics | 0 | $0 | 5 | $11,250 | $11,250 |
| 19 | stand up america | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 20 | wasserman | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 21 | wilmorite construction | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 22 | harbor global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 23 | jane street | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 24 | townsend public affairs | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 25 | sanderson j ray development | 0 | $0 | 3 | $9,500 | $9,500 |
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.
8 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 532 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 7 yes / 0 no / 256 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
8 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- McGarvey, Morgan (D · house · KY-3) · sponsor
- Correa, J. Luis (D · house · CA-46) · cosponsor
- Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R · house · PA-1) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Garcia, Robert (D · house · CA-42) · cosponsor
- Morelle, Joseph D. (D · house · NY-25) · cosponsor
- Sykes, Emilia Strong (D · house · OH-13) · cosponsor
- Tonko, Paul (D · house · NY-20) · 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 Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-27 · cosponsored by Garcia, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-27 · cosponsored by Sykes, Emilia Strong (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-27 · cosponsored by Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-27 · sponsored by McGarvey, Morgan (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-27 · cosponsored by Morelle, Joseph D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-27 · cosponsored by Tonko, Paul (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-27 · cosponsored by Correa, J. Luis (cosponsor) · sponsorship