HR 3498 — Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-05-19
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Sponsors
- Mfume, Kweisi (D, MD-7) — sponsor · 2025-05-19
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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 Financial Services, 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
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-05-19 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-05-19 | Mfume, Kweisi | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Committee on House Administration | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Financial Services 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 | Mfume, Kweisi (D, house MD-7) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Scott, David (D, house GA-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 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 48 | $6,427 | $6,427 |
| 3 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $3,329 | $3,329 |
| 6 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 4 | $2,025 | $2,025 |
| 9 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | grant capital management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 11 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | gallagher, evelius & jones llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | the sterling group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | johns hopkins university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | harberg & huvard llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | smith-free group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | abrams, foster, nole & williams, p.a. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | american health care association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | capitol counsel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | harberg + huvard llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | carefirst | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 257 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 6 yes / 0 no / 257 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Mfume, Kweisi (D · house · MD-7) · sponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-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 Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-05-19 · sponsored by Mfume, Kweisi (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Committee on House Administration · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Financial Services Committee · congress-committee