HR 8982 — To direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
- McGovern, James P. (D, MA-2) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — 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 | McGovern, James P. (D, house MA-2) | sponsor | 8 | — | 10 |
| 2 | McCaul, Michael T. (R, house TX-10) | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 141 | $85,595 | $85,595 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 47 | $18,776 | $18,776 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 36 | $18,179 | $18,179 |
| 4 | harry miller co. llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | persivia | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | cassidy & associates | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 8 | hb strategies | 0 | $0 | 3 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 9 | gfp real estate | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | fara foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | paul mitchell - self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | king & spalding llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | bessemer venture partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | the sobrato organization | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | maxmind | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | john l wortham & son - retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | cypress real estate advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | corbin strategies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | inova | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | umassmemorial health care dept. of ane | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | greenbaum foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 22 | good startup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 23 | boaton dialogue foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 24 | o'neill, athy & casey | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 25 | umms center for health policy & resear | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
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)
- McGovern, James P. (D · house · MA-2) · sponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · cosponsor