HR 8986 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for the designation of certain facilities as critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Newhouse, Dan (R, WA-4) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Larsen, Rick (D, WA-2) — 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 | Newhouse, Dan (R, house WA-4) | sponsor | 5 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Larsen, Rick (D, house WA-2) | 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 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 167 | $129,563 | $129,563 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 27 | $23,793 | $23,793 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 17 | $17,160 | $17,160 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 26 | $13,125 | $13,125 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 8 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 6 | ctc global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | cedar grove | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | monument advocacy | 0 | $0 | 3 | $5,541 | $5,541 |
| 9 | the bernhardt group | 0 | $0 | 3 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 10 | washington 2 advocates | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | smith dawson & andrews | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 12 | n/a tribe | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 13 | horrigan farms, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,660 | $3,660 |
| 14 | consultant | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | cedar grove systems, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | cedar grove compost co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | emerald services inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | icebreaker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | capitol path consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | carnival cruise corp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | arvest bank | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | cedar grove systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | bechtel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | master boat builders, inc. | 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)
- Newhouse, Dan (R · house · WA-4) · sponsor
- Larsen, Rick (D · house · WA-2) · cosponsor