HR 1660 — BEST Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — 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 | 2025 first_quarter | BERNSTEIN STRATEGY GROUP | NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | $10,000 | HR 1660 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-01 | NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 1660 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Education and Workforce 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 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | 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 | NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 22 | $5,340 | $5,340 |
| 3 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 6 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 7 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 8 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 9 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 10 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 11 | chen's chinese medicine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 12 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | kabafusion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | hospitality fx | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | san gabriel valley water company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 16 | sandra van den broek | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | ladbs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $350 | $350 |
| 20 | philips | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | state of rhode island | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | angeles del sol adhc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | worklifetogether.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 24 | sales | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 25 | team thor marketing llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
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%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 260 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · 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 Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Education and Workforce Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (hr 1660) · lobbying_bill_mention