HR 4867 — PHDs First Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-08-01
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors (2)
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — sponsor · 2025-08-01
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
Action timeline (3)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2025-08-01 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 2 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Lawler, Michael | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Judiciary Committee | — | congress-committee |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | ← | Thanedar, Shri | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters on this bill
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 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
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 | 528 | $581,817 | $581,817 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 98 | $166,779 | $166,779 |
| 3 | high opportunity neighborhood partners | 0 | $0 | 8 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
| 4 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 8 | $36,000 | $36,000 |
| 5 | self | 0 | $0 | 21 | $32,104 | $32,104 |
| 6 | unemployed | 0 | $0 | 14 | $24,563 | $24,563 |
| 7 | employer | 0 | $0 | 3 | $21,520 | $21,520 |
| 8 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $16,017 | $16,017 |
| 9 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 7 | $15,960 | $15,960 |
| 10 | sterling group | 0 | $0 | 5 | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| 11 | apollo management | 0 | $0 | 3 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 12 | coinbase | 0 | $0 | 4 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 13 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 5 | $13,219 | $13,219 |
| 14 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 4 | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| 15 | paul bluhdorn | 0 | $0 | 2 | $12,189 | $12,189 |
| 16 | general atlantic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 17 | montgomery capital inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 18 | breakthru beverage | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 19 | arnold ventures | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 20 | ma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 21 | nyrsc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 22 | hunter financial advisors inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 23 | continental investors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 24 | rockaway care center | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 25 | arden companies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
Stance (positions taken)
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · sponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-08-01 · sponsored by Thanedar, Shri (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Judiciary Committee · congress-committee