HR 4479 — To amend the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to insure certain second liens secured against property for the purpose of financing the construction of an accessory dwelling unit, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · B00100 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3469)
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-07-17 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gray, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Gray, Adam (D, house CA-13) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | 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 | 60 | $18,361 | $18,361 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $14,025 | $14,025 |
| 3 | berkshire partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | university of california berkeley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 6 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 7 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 8 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 9 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 10 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,082 | $3,082 |
| 14 | winning connections | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| 17 | gibson dunn & crutcher | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 18 | tension corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 19 | tpg partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 20 | retired | 0 | $0 | 10 | $1,455 | $1,455 |
| 21 | freshfields us llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 22 | nyu law | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 23 | wilmerhale | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 24 | carlyle | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 25 | j. lohr vineyards & wines | 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)
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D · house · CA-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 Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gray, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Financial Services Committee · congress-committee