HR 2181 — Protect Our Watchdogs Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Bell asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2181, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Sponsors
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — 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 | COMMON CAUSE | COMMON CAUSE | — | HR 2181 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- · H8D000 — ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Bell asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2181, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-18 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMMON CAUSE | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 2181 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Oversight and Government Reform 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 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | 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 | 550 | $55,647 | $55,647 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 45 | $8,840 | $8,840 |
| 3 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | grassroots analytics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 5 | snell & wilmer | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | holland & hart llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | brownstein hyatt farber schreck llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | kogovsek & associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | floma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | retired | 0 | $0 | 7 | $806 | $806 |
| 11 | google inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $600 | $600 |
| 12 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | applovin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | mtnw | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | snell & wilmer llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | pioneer public affairs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | uua | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | burke museum | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | madison cooke inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | colorado bankers association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | starbucks | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | weber gallagher | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | land iq, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $350 | $350 |
| 24 | king county | 0 | $0 | 2 | $350 | $350 |
| 25 | microsoft | 0 | $0 | 3 | $310 | $310 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-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 Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMMON CAUSE (hr 2181) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · congress-committee