HR 2451 — Freedom of Association in Higher Education Act of 2023
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sponsors
- Bishop, Dan (R, NC-8) — cosponsor
- Wenstrup, Brad R. (R, OH-2) — cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R, IA-2) — cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R, OK-5) — cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R, GA-8) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2023-03-30 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bishop, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wenstrup, Brad R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bice, Stephanie I. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hinson, Ashley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, Austin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Bice, Stephanie I. (R, house OK-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Bishop, Dan (R, house NC-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Hinson, Ashley (R, house IA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Scott, Austin (R, house GA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Wenstrup, Brad R. (R, house OH-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 | none | 0 | $0 | 4 | $6,250 | $6,250 |
| 2 | daniel defense | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | h2 capital, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 4 | mercer university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 5 | $1,141 | $1,141 |
| 6 | ww investment group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | bowen farming ent | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
| 10 | reynolds, horne & survant | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | farragut partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | turner construction management llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 13 | v2x | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 14 | dept. commerce | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
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%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 274 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R · house · IA-2) · cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R · house · GA-8) · 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 Hinson, Ashley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wenstrup, Brad R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, Austin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bice, Stephanie I. (cosponsor) · sponsorship