HR 8959 — Semiconductor Superiority Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Buchanan, Vern (R, FL-16) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Sewell, Terri A. (D, AL-7) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- DelBene, Suzan K. (D, WA-1) — 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 | Sewell, Terri A. (D, house AL-7) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Buchanan, Vern (R, house FL-16) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | DelBene, Suzan K. (D, house WA-1) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
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 | 583 | $283,424 | $283,424 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 182 | $191,600 | $191,600 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 48 | $39,109 | $39,109 |
| 4 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 6 | $32,000 | $32,000 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 35 | $18,234 | $18,234 |
| 6 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 7 | microsoft | 0 | $0 | 8 | $12,885 | $12,885 |
| 8 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 4 | $11,000 | $11,000 |
| 9 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 | |
| 10 | tranceka capital llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 11 | grail | 0 | $0 | 3 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 12 | none | 0 | $0 | 4 | $8,450 | $8,450 |
| 13 | mciver clinic | 0 | $0 | 3 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 14 | carnival cruise line | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | sarasota brookside elementary | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | schofield & spencer | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | microsoft corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | carr, riggs ingram, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | advocate health advisors | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | pivotal ventures | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | pacific tomate growers ltd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | d4 investments | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | ndc realty, inc. of florida | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | gargiulo, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | mobley holdings | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Buchanan, Vern (R · house · FL-16) · sponsor
- DelBene, Suzan K. (D · house · WA-1) · cosponsor
- Sewell, Terri A. (D · house · AL-7) · cosponsor