HR 4696 — Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Jackson Lee, Sheila (D, TX-18) — sponsor · 2023-07-18
- Allred, Colin Z. (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Phillips, Dean (D, MN-3) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D, TX-28) — cosponsor
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 · 2023-07-18 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Allred, Colin Z. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Phillips, Dean | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cuellar, Henry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-07-18 | Jackson Lee, Sheila | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Jackson Lee, Sheila (D, house TX-18) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Allred, Colin Z. (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cuellar, Henry (D, house TX-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Phillips, Dean (D, house MN-3) | 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 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,926 | $3,926 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 4 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 9 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 10 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | tension corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 12 | retired | 0 | $0 | 10 | $1,455 | $1,455 |
| 13 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| 14 | the sterling group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | raizner slania llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | didak | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | us house of representatives | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 21 | smith-free group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | harberg + huvard llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | capitol counsel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | peter damon group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | harberg & huvard llp | 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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 260 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D · house · TX-28) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · 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 Allred, Colin Z. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Phillips, Dean (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cuellar, Henry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-07-18 · sponsored by Jackson Lee, Sheila (sponsor) · sponsorship