HR 8956 — To expand eligibility for special overtime pay to U.S. Border Patrol agents classified above grade GS-12.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
- Barr, Andy (R, KY-6) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Guest, Michael (R, MS-3) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Stauber, Pete (R, MN-8) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- McGuire, John J. (R, VA-5) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Alford, Mark (R, MO-4) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Kelly, Mike (R, PA-16) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
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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 | Barr, Andy (R, house KY-6) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Alford, Mark (R, house MO-4) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Guest, Michael (R, house MS-3) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Stauber, Pete (R, house MN-8) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Kelly, Mike (R, house PA-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | McGuire, John J. (R, house VA-5) | 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 | 983 | $696,115 | $696,115 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 415 | $348,321 | $348,321 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 74 | $102,684 | $102,684 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 68 | $90,851 | $90,851 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 60 | $90,672 | $90,672 |
| 6 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 26 | $71,475 | $71,475 |
| 7 | fico | 0 | $0 | 5 | $52,500 | $52,500 |
| 8 | douglas allred company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 9 | del zotto manufacturing | 0 | $0 | 2 | $24,500 | $24,500 |
| 10 | reliable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $23,700 | $23,700 |
| 11 | seemann composites | 0 | $0 | 5 | $21,000 | $21,000 |
| 12 | charles schwab corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $21,000 | $21,000 |
| 13 | arvig enterprises | 0 | $0 | 2 | $20,515 | $20,515 |
| 14 | ryan, llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $20,330 | $20,330 |
| 15 | kln family brands | 0 | $0 | 2 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| 16 | mssgov | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,786 | $17,786 |
| 17 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 8 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 18 | elliott investment management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 19 | ats | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 20 | brian dror cpa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 21 | capstan corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 22 | cornerstone government affairs | 0 | $0 | 16 | $17,250 | $17,250 |
| 23 | anduril industries, inc. | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 24 | community | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 25 | ergon | 0 | $0 | 4 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
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)
- Barr, Andy (R · house · KY-6) · sponsor
- Alford, Mark (R · house · MO-4) · cosponsor
- Guest, Michael (R · house · MS-3) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mike (R · house · PA-16) · cosponsor
- McGuire, John J. (R · house · VA-5) · cosponsor
- Stauber, Pete (R · house · MN-8) · cosponsor