HR 8981 — To establish in the National Institute of Standards and Technology a program of measurement research for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Sponsors
- McClain Delaney, April (D, MD-6) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Obernolte, Jay (R, CA-23) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Lofgren, Zoe (D, CA-18) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Moylan, James C. (R, GU-0) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
Action timeline
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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 | McClain Delaney, April (D, house MD-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Moylan, James C. (R, house GU) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Obernolte, Jay (R, house CA-23) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Lofgren, Zoe (D, house CA-18) | 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 | 390 | $273,088 | $273,088 |
| 2 | 0 | $0 | 8 | $49,250 | $49,250 | |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 50 | $37,709 | $37,709 |
| 4 | lighthouse | 0 | $0 | 4 | $21,500 | $21,500 |
| 5 | fragomen | 0 | $0 | 8 | $18,250 | $18,250 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 18 | $17,235 | $17,235 |
| 7 | cisco | 0 | $0 | 4 | $15,500 | $15,500 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 10 | $13,565 | $13,565 |
| 9 | none | 0 | $0 | 14 | $11,975 | $11,975 |
| 10 | artificial intelligence policy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 11 | mehlman consulting | 0 | $0 | 5 | $9,705 | $9,705 |
| 12 | monument advocacy | 0 | $0 | 5 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 13 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,286 | $7,286 |
| 14 | partner at kleiner perkins caufield & | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | note employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | ballistic ventures | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | horizon institute | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | esri | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | metr | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | chandi group usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 22 | roblox | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 |
| 23 | innovative federal strategies | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 24 | federal street strategies | 0 | $0 | 3 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25 | hofer ranch | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- McClain Delaney, April (D · house · MD-6) · sponsor
- Lofgren, Zoe (D · house · CA-18) · cosponsor
- Moylan, James C. (R · house · GU) · cosponsor
- Obernolte, Jay (R · house · CA-23) · cosponsor