HR 23 — Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 22. (CR S410)
Sponsors
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Cloud, Michael (R, TX-27) — cosponsor
- Mast, Brian J. (R, FL-21) — cosponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R, IA-4) — cosponsor
- Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R, TN-3) — cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R, TX-3) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
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 | CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL ACTION FUND | CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL ACTION FUND | — | H.R. 23 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | $844,410 | H.R.23 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL ACTION FUND | CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL ACTION FUND | — | H.R. 23 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37100 — On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 243 - 140, 1 Present (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H67-69)
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H75-76)
- · H8D000 — POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 23, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Mast demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- · H35000 — The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 23.
- · H30000 — Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 5. (consideration: CR H67-74)
- — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 3.
- — Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S307)
- — Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S307)
- — Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 22. (CR S410)
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-03 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-01-09 — open
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 2025-01-13 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCaul, Michael T. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cloud, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Feenstra, Randy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mast, Brian J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Self, Keith | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.23 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL ACTION FUND | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 23 | 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 | Cloud, Michael (R, house TX-27) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Feenstra, Randy (R, house IA-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Mast, Brian J. (R, house FL-21) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R, house TN-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | McCaul, Michael T. (R, house TX-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Self, Keith (R, house TX-3) | 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 | AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE | 1 | $844,410 | 0 | $0 | $844,410 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 202 | $29,722 | $29,722 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 80 | $12,577 | $12,577 |
| 4 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | corpac | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 13 | $4,943 | $4,943 |
| 7 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 8 | southwest airlines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | wilson perumal company, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | columna | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 13 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | mediatek inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | perry homes | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| 17 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 18 | florida imaging consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | planet technologies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | suburban hospital alliance of nys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | earhart turner llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | dla piper llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | motion foot ankle institute | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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.
8 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 269 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 8 yes / 0 no / 269 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
9 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R · house · GA-14) · voted
- LaMalfa, Doug (R · house · CA-1) · voted
- Cloud, Michael (R · house · TX-27) · cosponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R · house · IA-4) · cosponsor
- Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (R · house · TN-3) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Mast, Brian J. (R · house · FL-21) · cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R · house · TX-3) · 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 Self, Keith (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cloud, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mast, Brian J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Feenstra, Randy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCaul, Michael T. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL ACTION FUND (h.r. 23) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (h.r.23) · lobbying_bill_mention