HR 1286 — Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — 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 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 1286 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 1286 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
- — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- — Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-100.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-100.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 1 (Roll no. 133). (text: CR H2125)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 1 (Roll no. 133). (text: CR H2125)
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2136-2137)
- · H37220 — At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1286.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2124-2126)
- · H30300 — Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-13 — open
- Reported in House · 2025-05-17 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-05-19 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2025-05-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1286 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1286 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Veterans' Affairs 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 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | 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 | 58 | $50,356 | $50,356 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 14 | $13,825 | $13,825 |
| 3 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 5 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | not employer | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| 9 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 10 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 11 | basco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 12 | disney | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 13 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | action behavior centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | rancho teresita dairy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | the voices project | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 17 | family management corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | maven | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | jcg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | cal trans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | john farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | loewy law firm | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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.
9 predicted yes (2%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 531 unknown (97%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
9 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · voted
- Gonzales, Tony (R · house · TX-23) · voted
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R · house · GA-14) · voted
- LaMalfa, Doug (R · house · CA-1) · voted
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · voted
- Swalwell, Eric (D · house · CA-14) · voted
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · 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 Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 1286) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 1286) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Veterans' Affairs Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · congress-committee