HR 4539 — 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Congress 114
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 612.
Sponsors
- Blumenauer, Earl (D, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
- Richmond, Cedric L. (D, LA-2) — cosponsor
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Hastings, Alcee L. (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Lawrence, Brenda L. (D, MI-14) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Butterfield, G. K. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Honda, Michael M. (D, CA-17) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Delaney, John K. (D, MD-6) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Murphy, Patrick (D, FL-18) — cosponsor
Action timeline
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (14)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Van Hollen, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Blumenauer, Earl | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Richmond, Cedric L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawrence, Brenda L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Butterfield, G. K. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Honda, Michael M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Patrick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hastings, Alcee L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Delaney, John K. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Blumenauer, Earl (D, house OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Butterfield, G. K. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Delaney, John K. (D, house MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Hastings, Alcee L. (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Honda, Michael M. (D, house CA-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Lawrence, Brenda L. (D, house MI-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Murphy, Patrick (D, house FL-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Richmond, Cedric L. (D, house LA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 36 | $9,730 | $9,730 |
| 2 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $4,775 | $4,775 |
| 4 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $2,568 | $2,568 |
| 7 | kathy fowler agency | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | hargrove crop insurance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | strategic farm marketing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | actumllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 6 | $1,875 | $1,875 |
| 12 | actum llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 13 | tension corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | retired | 0 | $0 | 11 | $1,465 | $1,465 |
| 15 | aura astronomy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | mindset | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | ansi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | donoho insurance group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | intuitive machines | 0 | $0 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
| 20 | peter damon group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | clark hill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | morgan stanley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | lifebridge health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | national network to end domestic viole | 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)
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · cosponsor
Activity
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- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Butterfield, G. K. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Richmond, Cedric L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Honda, Michael M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Patrick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Blumenauer, Earl (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawrence, Brenda L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hastings, Alcee L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Delaney, John K. (cosponsor) · sponsorship