HR 8976 — To provide for improvements in the treatment of women in the legal system.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (D, CA-37) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D, DC-0) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Beatty, Joyce (D, OH-3) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (D, GA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Watson Coleman, Bonnie (D, NJ-12) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Lee, Summer L. (D, PA-12) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Simon, Lateefah (D, CA-12) — 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 | Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (D, house CA-37) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Simon, Lateefah (D, house CA-12) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Beatty, Joyce (D, house OH-3) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (D, house GA-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D, house DC) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Lee, Summer L. (D, house PA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Watson Coleman, Bonnie (D, house NJ-12) | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 465 | $425,328 | $425,328 |
| 2 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 138 | $135,541 | $135,541 |
| 3 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 75 | $64,771 | $64,771 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 56 | $61,293 | $61,293 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 55 | $37,213 | $37,213 |
| 6 | none | 0 | $0 | 10 | $14,750 | $14,750 |
| 7 | upmc | 0 | $0 | 9 | $12,100 | $12,100 |
| 8 | jrei | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,600 | $10,600 |
| 9 | broadcom | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 10 | retired | 0 | $0 | 10 | $8,050 | $8,050 |
| 11 | hims & hers health inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 12 | the scott foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 13 | woods & wayside international | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 14 | oracle | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,499 | $7,499 |
| 15 | ucsf | 0 | $0 | 3 | $7,260 | $7,260 |
| 16 | stanford university | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,250 | $7,250 |
| 17 | rocket companies llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | argent materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | science corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | lieff cabraser heimann & bernstein | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | paul weiss | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | stardust lp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | olmos & barhoum apc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | resurgens | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | blue shield of california | 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.
7 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 256 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 7 yes / 0 no / 256 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Kamlager-Dove, Sydney (D · house · CA-37) · sponsor
- Beatty, Joyce (D · house · OH-3) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (D · house · GA-4) · cosponsor
- Lee, Summer L. (D · house · PA-12) · cosponsor
- Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D · house · DC) · cosponsor
- Simon, Lateefah (D · house · CA-12) · cosponsor
- Watson Coleman, Bonnie (D · house · NJ-12) · cosponsor