HR 2729 — Carnivals are Real Entertainment Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-04-08
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — cosponsor
- Huizenga, Bill (R, MI-4) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Moolenaar, John R. (R, MI-2) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D, TX-28) — 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 | VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC | VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC | — | H.R. 2729 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-04-08 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (11)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Huizenga, Bill | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Gregory F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cuellar, Henry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Morrison, Kelly | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moolenaar, John R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 2729 | 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 | Huizenga, Bill (R, house MI-4) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Morrison, Kelly (D, house MN-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Cuellar, Henry (D, house TX-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Moolenaar, John R. (R, house MI-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 427 | $35,081 | $35,081 |
| 2 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $5,801 | $5,801 |
| 4 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 5 | none | 0 | $0 | 30 | $4,017 | $4,017 |
| 6 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,700 | $3,700 |
| 7 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 8 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | ward and smith | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 14 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 30 | $3,156 | $3,156 |
| 15 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 16 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 17 | s&f family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 18 | rancho teresita dairy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | carolina breast &oncologic surgery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 22 | farhat group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| 23 | cal trans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | didak | 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.
10 predicted yes (2%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 530 unknown (97%)
By party: · R: 6 yes / 0 no / 271 unknown · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
10 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cuellar, Henry (D · house · TX-28) · cosponsor
- Huizenga, Bill (R · house · MI-4) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Moolenaar, John R. (R · house · MI-2) · cosponsor
- Morrison, Kelly (D · house · MN-3) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · 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 Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Morrison, Kelly (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moolenaar, John R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Huizenga, Bill (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cuellar, Henry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC (h.r. 2729) · lobbying_bill_mention