HR 1637 — Protect Veteran Jobs Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-26
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Turner, Sylvester (D, TX-18) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — 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 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | H.R. 1637 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · B00100 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H866-867)
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (18)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Sylvester | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hernández, Pablo Jose | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1637 | 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 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Turner, Sylvester (D, house TX-18) | 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 | 330 | $63,084 | $63,084 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 21 | $8,425 | $8,425 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 18 | $7,789 | $7,789 |
| 4 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 5 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | puma springs vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | becu | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,580 | $2,580 |
| 15 | sound credit union | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,515 | $2,515 |
| 16 | hargrove crop insurance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 17 | duffy & duffy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 18 | kathy fowler agency | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 19 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 20 | gowest credit union association | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 21 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $2,065 | $2,065 |
| 22 | schreck rose dapello & adams llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 23 | michael j. fox foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 24 | strategic farm marketing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 25 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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.
16 predicted yes (3%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 247 unknown (45%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 16 yes / 0 no / 247 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
16 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D · house · PR) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · 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 Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hernández, Pablo Jose (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Sylvester (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 1637) · lobbying_bill_mention