HR 8872 — Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in TANF Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Carey, Mike (R, OH-15) — sponsor · 2026-05-19
- Arrington, Jodey C. (R, TX-19) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Bean, Aaron (R, FL-4) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Miller, Max L. (R, OH-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Smith, Adrian (R, NE-3) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Tenney, Claudia (R, NY-24) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
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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 | Carey, Mike (R, house OH-15) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bean, Aaron (R, house FL-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Arrington, Jodey C. (R, house TX-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Miller, Max L. (R, house OH-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Smith, Adrian (R, house NE-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Tenney, Claudia (R, house NY-24) | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 9 | $13,785 | $13,785 |
| 2 | centerview partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 3 | citadel enterprise americas llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 4 | n.a. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 5 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 6 | corcoran partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | aep | 0 | $0 | 4 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 8 | american electric power | 0 | $0 | 4 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 9 | retired | 0 | $0 | 98 | $4,719 | $4,719 |
| 10 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 3 | $3,030 | $3,030 |
| 13 | the frangos group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 14 | mehlman castagnetti rosen thomas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | novogradac company llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | lodestar energy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | keystate | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | psg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $739 | $739 |
| 21 | self | 0 | $0 | 5 | $619 | $619 |
| 22 | american electric pwer | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | mayer brown | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | alston bird | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | capitol counsel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 271 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 6 yes / 0 no / 271 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Carey, Mike (R · house · OH-15) · sponsor
- Arrington, Jodey C. (R · house · TX-19) · cosponsor
- Bean, Aaron (R · house · FL-4) · cosponsor
- Miller, Max L. (R · house · OH-7) · cosponsor
- Smith, Adrian (R · house · NE-3) · cosponsor
- Tenney, Claudia (R · house · NY-24) · cosponsor