HR 8850 — To create dedicated funds to conserve butterflies in North America, plants in the Pacific Islands, freshwater mussels in the United States, and desert fish in the Southwest United States, and for other purposes.
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-05-15
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsors
- Grijalva, Adelita S. (D, AZ-7) — sponsor · 2026-05-15
- Velázquez, Nydia M. (D, NY-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Huffman, Jared (D, CA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Quigley, Mike (D, IL-5) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
- Cohen, Steve (D, TN-9) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Velázquez, Nydia M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Cohen, Steve | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Quigley, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Huffman, Jared | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | Grijalva, Adelita S. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Grijalva, Adelita S. (D, house AZ-7) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Cohen, Steve (D, house TN-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Huffman, Jared (D, house CA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Quigley, Mike (D, house IL-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Velázquez, Nydia M. (D, house NY-7) | 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 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 47 | $9,461 | $9,461 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,100 | $4,100 |
| 3 | grosvenor properties ltd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| 5 | nexxus consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | at&t | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | carson wealth | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | derosa advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | vanguard properties marin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | bracy tucker brown | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | comcast nbcuniversal | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | diversified health services | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | ogilvy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | synchronicity strategies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | norma canner foundation for voice move | 0 | $0 | 1 | $450 | $450 |
| 17 | d&p creative strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | d&p creative strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 19 | fiesta sports foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 20 | intersect public affairs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | bergin glass impressions inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $120 | $120 |
| 22 | tusd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | pima county | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 24 | garnett powell maximon barlow & farbes | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 25 | seadrift realty, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 258 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Grijalva, Adelita S. (D · house · AZ-7) · sponsor
- Cohen, Steve (D · house · TN-9) · cosponsor
- Huffman, Jared (D · house · CA-2) · cosponsor
- Quigley, Mike (D · house · IL-5) · cosponsor
- Velázquez, Nydia M. (D · house · NY-7) · 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.
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Cohen, Steve (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Huffman, Jared (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Quigley, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · sponsored by Grijalva, Adelita S. (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by Velázquez, Nydia M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship