HR 8970 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research to advance the understanding of gambling disorder, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Goldman, Daniel S. (D, NY-10) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Moore, Blake D. (R, UT-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 | Goldman, Daniel S. (D, house NY-10) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Moore, Blake D. (R, house UT-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 | 562 | $906,962 | $906,962 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 165 | $308,252 | $308,252 |
| 3 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 10 | $59,500 | $59,500 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 29 | $57,276 | $57,276 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 25 | $53,525 | $53,525 |
| 6 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 11 | $32,500 | $32,500 |
| 7 | boyer company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $23,000 | $23,000 |
| 8 | spruce house | 0 | $0 | 2 | $21,000 | $21,000 |
| 9 | citigroup | 0 | $0 | 8 | $21,000 | $21,000 |
| 10 | sunrun | 0 | $0 | 26 | $18,800 | $18,800 |
| 11 | healthequity | 0 | $0 | 6 | $18,200 | $18,200 |
| 12 | standard industries | 0 | $0 | 2 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 13 | tredway management llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $17,000 | $17,000 |
| 14 | latham & watkins llp | 0 | $0 | 3 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 15 | goldenwest credit union | 0 | $0 | 3 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 16 | centerbridge partners | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 17 | andreessen horowitz | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 18 | hueston hennigan | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 19 | midnight theatricals | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 20 | paul weiss | 0 | $0 | 6 | $13,300 | $13,300 |
| 21 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 6 | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 22 | winston & strawn llp | 0 | $0 | 3 | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 23 | berggruen gallery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,250 | $12,250 |
| 24 | ropes & gray llp | 0 | $0 | 7 | $11,750 | $11,750 |
| 25 | america first credit union | 0 | $0 | 2 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Goldman, Daniel S. (D · house · NY-10) · sponsor
- Moore, Blake D. (R · house · UT-1) · cosponsor