HR 2501 — Free Speech Fairness Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Harris, Mark (R, NC-8) — sponsor · 2025-03-31
- Cloud, Michael (R, TX-27) — cosponsor
- Harris, Andy (R, MD-1) — cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R, NC-10) — cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R, TX-3) — cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R, WI-5) — cosponsor
- Clyde, Andrew S. (R, GA-9) — cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R, MT-2) — 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 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO | — | H.R. 2501 |
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 · 2025-03-31 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Harris, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Clyde, Andrew S. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cloud, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fitzgerald, Scott | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Harrigan, Pat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Self, Keith | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Downing, Troy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2501 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-03-31 | Harris, Mark | 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 | Harris, Mark (R, house NC-8) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Cloud, Michael (R, house TX-27) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Fitzgerald, Scott (R, house WI-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Clyde, Andrew S. (R, house GA-9) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Downing, Troy (R, house MT-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Harrigan, Pat (R, house NC-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Harris, Andy (R, house MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 69 | $36,867 | $36,867 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 151 | $34,075 | $34,075 |
| 3 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 4 | saulsbury industries | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 5 | saulsbury industries, inc. | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | maxwell group, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | story partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | verano | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 9 | continental realty corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 10 | jushi holdings | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $4,858 | $4,858 |
| 12 | the law offices of blake a. poole llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | wilson perumal company, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | o'neill enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | concert croup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | ascension marketing group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | southwest airlines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 19 | brewer-hensley oil company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | talentbridge inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | umms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 22 | jushi holding | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 23 | buckeye relief | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 24 | kelly & associates insurance group, in | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 25 | kelly benefits | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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
8 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Harris, Mark (R · house · NC-8) · sponsor
- Cloud, Michael (R · house · TX-27) · cosponsor
- Clyde, Andrew S. (R · house · GA-9) · cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R · house · MT-2) · cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R · house · WI-5) · cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R · house · NC-10) · cosponsor
- Harris, Andy (R · house · MD-1) · 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 Clyde, Andrew S. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Self, Keith (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cloud, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harrigan, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harris, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fitzgerald, Scott (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Downing, Troy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO (h.r. 2501) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-03-31 · sponsored by Harris, Mark (sponsor) · sponsorship