HR 8978 — To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Mannion, John W. (D, NY-22) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R, PA-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 | Mannion, John W. (D, house NY-22) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R, house PA-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 | 574 | $566,723 | $566,723 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 100 | $201,446 | $201,446 |
| 3 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 89 | $152,689 | $152,689 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 40 | $75,699 | $75,699 |
| 5 | syracuse university | 0 | $0 | 9 | $19,032 | $19,032 |
| 6 | new york life | 0 | $0 | 7 | $16,500 | $16,500 |
| 7 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 7 | $15,800 | $15,800 |
| 8 | shade tree advisors | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 9 | hamilton college | 0 | $0 | 6 | $13,720 | $13,720 |
| 10 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $13,455 | $13,455 |
| 11 | baupost | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 12 | stand up america | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 13 | q prime inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 14 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 15 | alliance energy group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 16 | mass general hospital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 17 | wolfjaw studios | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 18 | par | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 19 | paloma partners advisors lp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,400 | $10,400 |
| 20 | american federation of government empl | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,275 | $10,275 |
| 21 | saab | 0 | $0 | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 22 | bottar leone pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| 23 | the mirbeau companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| 24 | le moyne college | 0 | $0 | 5 | $8,450 | $8,450 |
| 25 | cornell university | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,600 | $7,600 |
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)
- Mannion, John W. (D · house · NY-22) · sponsor
- Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (R · house · PA-1) · cosponsor