HR 2968 — Business over Ballots Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
Sponsors
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Wied, Tony (R, WI-8) — cosponsor
- King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R, MP-0) — 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 | COMMON CAUSE | COMMON CAUSE | — | HR 2968 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 11.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-04-17 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | King-Hinds, Kimberlyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wied, Tony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Downing, Troy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMMON CAUSE | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 2968 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Small Business Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Committee on House Administration | — | 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 | King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R, house MP) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Downing, Troy (R, house MT-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Wied, Tony (R, house WI-8) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | 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 | 85 | $7,178 | $7,178 |
| 2 | concert croup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 4 | fire tech systems inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 5 | skanska | 0 | $0 | 1 | $95 | $95 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $58 | $58 |
| 7 | stweart pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 8 | peter amorello const | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 9 | integris | 0 | $0 | 1 | $47 | $47 |
| 10 | centra health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35 | $35 |
| 11 | bristol myers squibb | 0 | $0 | 1 | $22 | $22 |
| 12 | compassus hospice | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14 | $14 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 273 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Downing, Troy (R · house · MT-2) · cosponsor
- King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R · house · MP) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Wied, Tony (R · house · WI-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 Downing, Troy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wied, Tony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMMON CAUSE (hr 2968) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Committee on House Administration · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Small Business Committee · congress-committee