HR 1206 — WEST Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sponsors
- Owens, Burgess (R, UT-4) — cosponsor
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R, WY-0) — cosponsor
- Bentz, Cliff (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | — | H.R. 1206 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY COUNCIL | MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY COUNCIL | — | HR 1206 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-11 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Owens, Burgess | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hageman, Harriet M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bentz, Cliff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY COUNCIL | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 1206 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1206 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Natural Resources Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Hageman, Harriet M. (R, house WY) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Bentz, Cliff (R, house OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Owens, Burgess (R, house UT-4) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 48 | $1,776 | $1,776 |
| 2 | best best & krieger llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 3 | accelerate strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 4 | farragut partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 5 | dclrs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 6 | composite panel assoc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 7 | cis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 8 | universal accounting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 9 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 10 | nu cybertek inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 11 | pssi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 12 | wk mechanical | 0 | $0 | 1 | $22 | $22 |
| 13 | intermountain auto transport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $20 | $20 |
| 14 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 15 | the lord jesus christ | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 16 | haddon savings bank | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 17 | bobs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
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%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 274 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bentz, Cliff (R · house · OR-2) · cosponsor
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R · house · WY) · cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R · house · UT-4) · 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 Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hageman, Harriet M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bentz, Cliff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE (h.r. 1206) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY COUNCIL (hr 1206) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Natural Resources Committee · congress-committee