HR 478 — Promoting New Bank Formation Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-16
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.
Sponsors
- Knott, Brad (R, NC-13) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Huizenga, Bill (R, MI-4) — cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R, FL-19) — cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R, WI-5) — 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 | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 478 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 21.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-90.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-90.
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Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Knott, Brad | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Donalds, Byron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fitzgerald, Scott | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Huizenga, Bill | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Downing, Troy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 478 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Fitzgerald, Scott (R, house WI-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Downing, Troy (R, house MT-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Huizenga, Bill (R, house MI-4) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Donalds, Byron (R, house FL-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Knott, Brad (R, house NC-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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 167 | $27,265 | $27,265 |
| 2 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 3 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 4 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | women's health alliance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 6 | accenture | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 7 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 8 | barker realty | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | o'neill enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | concert croup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 15 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $2,299 | $2,299 |
| 16 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 17 | none | 0 | $0 | 19 | $1,607 | $1,607 |
| 18 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 19 | mesirow | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| 20 | lsv | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| 21 | farhat group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| 22 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,040 | $1,040 |
| 23 | chugach government services, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | self | 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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 271 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 6 yes / 0 no / 271 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Donalds, Byron (R · house · FL-19) · cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R · house · MT-2) · cosponsor
- Fitzgerald, Scott (R · house · WI-5) · cosponsor
- Huizenga, Bill (R · house · MI-4) · cosponsor
- Knott, Brad (R · house · NC-13) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · 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 Huizenga, Bill (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Donalds, Byron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fitzgerald, Scott (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Knott, Brad (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA (h.r. 478) · lobbying_bill_mention