HR 944 — Access to Counsel Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-04
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — sponsor · 2025-02-04
- Mejia, Analilia (D, NJ-11) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-04 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mejia, Analilia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-02-04 | Jayapal, Pramila | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | sponsor | 3 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Mejia, Analilia (D, house NJ-11) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 143 | $13,797 | $13,797 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $5,551 | $5,551 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 5 | $4,250 | $4,250 |
| 5 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 8 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 9 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 10 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 11 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 12 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 13 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 14 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 15 | chen's chinese medicine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 16 | and wealth partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | jm llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | kabafusion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | howard university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | mt washington pediatric hospit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | strata equity global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | merchant associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | rice university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | hospitality fx | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | san gabriel valley water company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 257 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 6 yes / 0 no / 257 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · sponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Mejia, Analilia (D · house · NJ-11) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mejia, Analilia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-02-04 · sponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (sponsor) · sponsorship