HR 138 — Lowering Costs for Caregivers Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-03
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Amodei, Mark E. (R, NV-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
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 | MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION | $40,000 | H.R. 138 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | — | H.R.138 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH | THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH | — | H.R. 138 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE ALS ASSOCIATION | THE ALS ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 138 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-03 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hernández, Pablo Jose | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Amodei, Mark E. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | THE ALS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, house PR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Amodei, Mark E. (R, house NV-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | 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 | EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 68 | $10,328 | $10,328 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 38 | $8,263 | $8,263 |
| 4 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 7 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 10 | golden gate petroleum of nv | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 11 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,241 | $2,241 |
| 12 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | kogovsek & associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | floma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | brownstein hyatt farber schreck llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | snell & wilmer | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | suburban hospital alliance of nys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | holland & hart llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | colorado bankers association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | berbromgt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | longbow public policy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Amodei, Mark E. (R · house · NV-2) · cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D · house · PR) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · 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 Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hernández, Pablo Jose (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Amodei, Mark E. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by EMPLOYERS COUNCIL ON FLEXIBLE COMPENSATION (h.r. 138) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE ALS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 138) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION FOR PARKINSON'S RESEARCH (h.r. 138) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARKINSON'S FOUNDATION (h.r.138) · lobbying_bill_mention