HR 8973 — Sergeant Rafael Peralta Medal of Honor Authorization Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
- Issa, Darrell (R, CA-48) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Vargas, Juan (D, CA-52) — 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 | Issa, Darrell (R, house CA-48) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Vargas, Juan (D, house CA-52) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 123 | $86,269 | $86,269 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 54 | $25,956 | $25,956 |
| 3 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 19 | $13,250 | $13,250 |
| 4 | national enterprises, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 5 | bartlett group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | kalshi inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | amvet technologies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | liquid environmental solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | liftoff mobile | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | dwo enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 11 | spacex | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 12 | jody klein | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | bell legal group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 14 | the gibson group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | capital group companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 17 | alaska frontier constructors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | capital group companies inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | research in motion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | kra management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | riaa | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | fishman, block & diamond | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | lyon real estate | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | brodie generational capital partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | corley consulting llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
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)
- Issa, Darrell (R · house · CA-48) · sponsor
- Vargas, Juan (D · house · CA-52) · cosponsor