HR 8994 — Protect Working Musicians Act of 2026
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Ross, Deborah K. (D, NC-2) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Cohen, Steve (D, TN-9) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Doggett, Lloyd (D, TX-37) — 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 | Ross, Deborah K. (D, house NC-2) | sponsor | 4 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Doggett, Lloyd (D, house TX-37) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Cohen, Steve (D, house TN-9) | 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 | 251 | $244,762 | $244,762 |
| 2 | metlife inc | 0 | $0 | 17 | $39,700 | $39,700 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 43 | $35,537 | $35,537 |
| 4 | plaza associates inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 5 | direct creativity llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 6 | global crop diversity trust | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | affordable communities group llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | alsop louie partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | useful sensors inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | debnam property management llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | nai triproperties | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | genneuron inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | give forward foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | sol goldman investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | metlife | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,900 | $5,900 |
| 16 | cranfill sumner & hartzog | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | juneberry ridge farm | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,809 | $4,809 |
| 18 | davis kane architects | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 19 | diversified trust | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | mcelroy sullivan miller & weber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | city of raleigh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | napa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | ct management inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | lewis thomason | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | cargo transporters 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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 260 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Ross, Deborah K. (D · house · NC-2) · sponsor
- Cohen, Steve (D · house · TN-9) · cosponsor
- Doggett, Lloyd (D · house · TX-37) · cosponsor