HR 2049 — Access to Family Building Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-11
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — sponsor · 2025-03-11
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, MI-8) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | PLURUS STRATEGIES, LLC | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE | $20,000 | H.R.2049 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ALLEGIANCE STRATEGIES, LLC | AMERICAN UNITY FUND, INC. | $30,000 | H.R.2049 |
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 · 2025-03-11 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (16)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McDonald Rivet, Kristen | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.2049 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN UNITY FUND, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.2049 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-03-11 | Gillen, Laura | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 5 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, house MI-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 685 | $175,719 | $175,719 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 74 | $32,620 | $32,620 |
| 3 | AMERICAN UNITY FUND, INC. | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 4 | AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 5 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 6 | sorensen gross | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 7 | retired | 0 | $0 | 34 | $8,013 | $8,013 |
| 8 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 12 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 13 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 14 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 17 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 18 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,600 | $3,600 |
| 19 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 21 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
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.
14 predicted yes (3%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 526 unknown (96%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 13 yes / 0 no / 250 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
14 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · sponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D · house · MI-8) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · 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 Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McDonald Rivet, Kristen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN UNITY FUND, INC. (h.r.2049) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (h.r.2049) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-03-11 · sponsored by Gillen, Laura (sponsor) · sponsorship