HR 4785 — Ethics in Energy Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-07-29
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsors
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — sponsor · 2025-07-29
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — 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 | SIERRA CLUB | SIERRA CLUB | — | H.R. 4785 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-07-29 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | SIERRA CLUB | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 4785 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-07-29 | Castor, Kathy | 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 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-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 | 26 | $9,415 | $9,415 |
| 2 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 3 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2,310 | $2,310 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,025 | $1,025 |
| 6 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | morgan stanley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 8 | strategic law partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | epic level | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | joseph l. caballero cpa / eroc advisor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| 12 | southern california edison | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 13 | disney | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 14 | mcbreen & nowak p.a. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 15 | ccsf | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 16 | university of south florida | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 17 | eisner healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 18 | g & j productions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 19 | allen dell pa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35 | $35 |
| 20 | none | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 21 | inphynet/usf | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 22 | electric supply inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 23 | tampa general hospital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 24 | pediatric health choice | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 25 | foi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
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)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · sponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-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 Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SIERRA CLUB (h.r. 4785) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-07-29 · sponsored by Castor, Kathy (sponsor) · sponsorship