HR 8987 — To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to the recall and reappointment of career members.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors
- Olszewski, Johnny (D, MD-2) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — 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 | Olszewski, Johnny (D, house MD-2) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | 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 | 112 | $115,636 | $115,636 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 42 | $73,091 | $73,091 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 39 | $39,586 | $39,586 |
| 4 | weinman company | 0 | $0 | 2 | $18,500 | $18,500 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 16 | $18,193 | $18,193 |
| 6 | perry jacobson | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| 7 | western health advantage | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 8 | skk developments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | st. john properties, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | saul ewing llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | urban elements | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | brown advisory | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | westbridge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | uc davis | 0 | $0 | 4 | $6,750 | $6,750 |
| 16 | caves valley partners | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 17 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 18 | cornerstone government affairs | 0 | $0 | 6 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 19 | baltimore towing inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 20 | koreana plaza market oakland inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 21 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,300 | $5,300 |
| 22 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 11 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 23 | baltimore recycling center, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,950 | $4,950 |
| 24 | blended public affairs | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,750 | $4,750 |
| 25 | fulcrum property group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,708 | $4,708 |
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%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Olszewski, Johnny (D · house · MD-2) · sponsor
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor