HR 162 — First Amendment Accountability Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-03
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R, WY-0) — sponsor · 2025-01-03
- Harris, Mark (R, NC-8) — cosponsor
- Cloud, Michael (R, TX-27) — cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, WI-7) — cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R, TX-22) — cosponsor
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R, GA-14) — cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R, FL-19) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
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 | GOODLATTE GROUP, LLC F.K.A. ROBERT GOODLATTE | PROTECT THE 1ST, INC. | $50,000 | H.R.162 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-03 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Nehls, Troy E. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tiffany, Thomas P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cloud, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Donalds, Byron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Harris, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Greene, Marjorie Taylor | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PROTECT THE 1ST, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.162 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-03 | Hageman, Harriet M. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Judiciary 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) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Cloud, Michael (R, house TX-27) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Harris, Mark (R, house NC-8) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Donalds, Byron (R, house FL-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R, house GA-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Nehls, Troy E. (R, house TX-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, house WI-7) | 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 | PROTECT THE 1ST, INC. | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 449 | $49,518 | $49,518 |
| 3 | tolunay-wong | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 4 | maxwell group, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | travis kisner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 6 | essc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 7 | ascension marketing group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | brewer-hensley oil company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 9 | gci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | talentbridge inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | monarch enterprises inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | self | 0 | $0 | 26 | $1,849 | $1,849 |
| 13 | frontier political group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| 14 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,115 | $1,115 |
| 15 | collision safety consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| 16 | papillon | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | papillion air | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | blackstone dilworth | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | ktm construction | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $570 | $570 |
| 21 | triumph higher education | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | eei, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | victoria college | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | team hallahan | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | pci consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
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.
7 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 270 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 7 yes / 0 no / 270 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R · house · WY) · sponsor
- Cloud, Michael (R · house · TX-27) · cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R · house · FL-19) · cosponsor
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R · house · GA-14) · cosponsor
- Harris, Mark (R · house · NC-8) · cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R · house · TX-22) · cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R · house · WI-7) · 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 Harris, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Donalds, Byron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cloud, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Nehls, Troy E. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Greene, Marjorie Taylor (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tiffany, Thomas P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PROTECT THE 1ST, INC. (h.r.162) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · sponsored by Hageman, Harriet M. (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Judiciary Committee · congress-committee