HR 2436 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions from health savings accounts for funeral expenses of the account beneficiary as qualified distributions.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Hern, Kevin (R, OK-1) — sponsor · 2025-03-27
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, WI-7) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R, WI-5) — 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 | VERITAS HEALTH POLICY, LLC | NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION | $30,000 | H.R. 2436 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC | INTERNATIONAL CEMETERY, CREMATION AND FUNERAL ASSOCIATION | $10,000 | H.R. 2436 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tiffany, Thomas P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fitzgerald, Scott | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2436 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | INTERNATIONAL CEMETERY, CREMATION AND FUNERAL ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2436 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-03-27 | Hern, Kevin | 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 | Hern, Kevin (R, house OK-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Scott (R, house WI-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, house WI-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Yakym, Rudy (R, house IN-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 | NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 390 | $27,603 | $27,603 |
| 3 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 4 | INTERNATIONAL CEMETERY, CREMATION AND FUNERAL ASSOCIATION | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 5 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,926 | $3,926 |
| 6 | o'neill enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 10 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 11 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 12 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 13 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | self | 0 | $0 | 19 | $1,651 | $1,651 |
| 15 | lsv | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| 16 | mesirow | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| 17 | canada life reinsurance company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 18 | canada life re : for the acli ceo even | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 19 | the sterling group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $730 | $730 |
| 25 | capitol counsel | 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%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hern, Kevin (R · house · OK-1) · sponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R · house · WI-5) · cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R · house · WI-7) · cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R · house · IN-2) · 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 Tiffany, Thomas P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fitzgerald, Scott (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INTERNATIONAL CEMETERY, CREMATION AND FUNERAL ASSOCIATION (h.r. 2436) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 2436) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-03-27 · sponsored by Hern, Kevin (sponsor) · sponsorship