HR 1880 — Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — 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 | HEALTH POLICY SOURCE, INC. | VOR - A VOICE OF REASON | $10,000 | H.R. 1880 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-05 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | VOR - A VOICE OF REASON | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 1880 | 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 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | 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 | VOR - A VOICE OF REASON | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 44 | $5,509 | $5,509 |
| 3 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 5 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 6 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 7 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| 8 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 9 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 10 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 11 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 12 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 13 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | chen's chinese medicine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 15 | hospitality fx | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | ceo advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | kabafusion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | mcgillivary steele elkin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | san gabriel valley water company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 20 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | bill naito company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | ita partners llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | ladbs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $350 | $350 |
| 24 | voyager capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 25 | sperry tree care co. | 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.
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
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · 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 Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by VOR - A VOICE OF REASON (h.r. 1880) · lobbying_bill_mention