HR 1702 — JUDGES Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.
Sponsors
- Kiley, Kevin (I, CA-3) — cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R, TX-22) — cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D, CA-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 | 2026 first_quarter | ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP | FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION | $60,000 | H.R. 1702 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 11.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-02-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kiley, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gray, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Nehls, Troy E. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1702 | 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 | Gray, Adam (D, house CA-13) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Kiley, Kevin (I, house CA-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Nehls, Troy E. (R, house TX-22) | 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 | FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 145 | $31,302 | $31,302 |
| 3 | tolunay-wong | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 4 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 42 | $7,749 | $7,749 |
| 5 | berkshire partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | travis kisner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 7 | essc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 8 | university of california berkeley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 9 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | odin construction solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,330 | $2,330 |
| 11 | state of california | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 12 | monarch enterprises inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | gci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 9 | $1,644 | $1,644 |
| 15 | tpg partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 16 | papillion air | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | tech ventures manager inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | ktm construction | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | aborn powers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | ever.ag | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | papillon | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | alameda county medical center | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | team hallahan | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | american veterinary medical associatio | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | r.j. smith law office | 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%) · 0 predicted no (0%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 3 yes / 0 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Gray, Adam (D · house · CA-13) · cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I · house · CA-3) · cosponsor
- Nehls, Troy E. (R · house · TX-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 Gray, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Nehls, Troy E. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kiley, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION (h.r. 1702) · lobbying_bill_mention