HB 2450 — Maintaining food assistance for certain individuals affected by federal eligibility requirements.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-13
AN ACT Relating to maintaining food assistance for certain individuals including seniors, youth who have been involved in the foster system, veterans, certain families, and other vulnerable populations affected by increased federal eligibility requirements;
Latest action: 2026-01-13 — First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
Sponsors
- Couture, Travis (R, WA-35) — sponsor · 2026-01-13
- Marshall, Matt (R, WA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Keaton, Michael (R, WA-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Schmidt, Suzanne (R, WA-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Jacobsen, Cyndy (R, WA-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Schmick, Joe (R, WA-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Connors, April (R, WA-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Barkis, Andrew (R, WA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
- Griffey, Dan (R, WA-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-13
Action timeline
- · house — First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Barkis, Andrew | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Connors, April | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Griffey, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Jacobsen, Cyndy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Keaton, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Marshall, Matt | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Schmick, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Schmidt, Suzanne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Couture, Travis | 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 | Couture, Travis (R, state_lower WA-35) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Barkis, Andrew (R, state_lower WA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Connors, April (R, state_lower WA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Griffey, Dan (R, state_lower WA-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jacobsen, Cyndy (R, state_lower WA-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Keaton, Michael (R, state_lower WA-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Marshall, Matt (R, state_lower WA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Schmick, Joe (R, state_lower WA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Schmidt, Suzanne (R, state_lower WA-4) | 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
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.
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Schmidt, Suzanne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Barkis, Andrew (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · sponsored by Couture, Travis (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Connors, April (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Marshall, Matt (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Jacobsen, Cyndy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Griffey, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Keaton, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Schmick, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship