HR 2698 — Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Sponsors
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — 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 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS | — | H.R. 2698 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | — | H.R. 2698 |
Action timeline
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-04-07 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hernández, Pablo Jose | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2698 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2698 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Homeland Security Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Judiciary 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 | Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, house PR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | 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 | 55 | $22,337 | $22,337 |
| 2 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 4 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 5 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 6 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $3,555 | $3,555 |
| 8 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 13 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $1,990 | $1,990 |
| 14 | plati niagara, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,035 | $1,035 |
| 15 | glen park tavern | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | hawcny | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | bnmc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | lawley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | o'brien & ford, pc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | coal ash recycling llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | out the door liquors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | pinnacle facility engineering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | rand & jones enterprises co., inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | venture steel company | 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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 258 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D · house · PR) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · 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 Hernández, Pablo Jose (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS (h.r. 2698) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE (h.r. 2698) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Judiciary Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Homeland Security Committee · congress-committee