HB 2398 — Establishing business and occupation and public utility tax credits for small business employers providing maritime trade educational assistance.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-13
AN ACT Relating to establishing business and occupation and public utility tax credits for small business employers providing maritime trade educational assistance to employees who are employed aboard or servicing United States flagged vessels;
Latest action: 2026-01-13 — First reading, referred to Finance.
Sponsors
- Richards, Adison (D, WA-26) — sponsor · 2026-01-13
- Low, Sam (R, WA-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Valdez, Michelle (R, WA-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Shavers, Clyde (D, WA-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Nance, Greg (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Reed, Julia (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to Finance.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Low, Sam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Nance, Greg | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Reed, Julia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Richards, Adison | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Shavers, Clyde | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Valdez, Michelle | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Richards, Adison (D, state_lower WA-26) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Low, Sam (R, state_lower WA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Nance, Greg (D, state_lower WA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Reed, Julia (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Shavers, Clyde (D, state_lower WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Valdez, Michelle (R, state_lower WA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Valdez, Michelle (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Shavers, Clyde (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Low, Sam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Reed, Julia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · sponsored by Richards, Adison (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Nance, Greg (cosponsor) · sponsorship