HR 4917 — Expanding the VOTE Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-08-05
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. | CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. | — | H.R. 4917 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COMMON CAUSE | COMMON CAUSE | — | HR 4917 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-08-05 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMMON CAUSE | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 4917 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 4917 | 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 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Scott, David (D, house GA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 103 | $12,358 | $12,358 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 7 | $6,300 | $6,300 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 13 | $4,289 | $4,289 |
| 5 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 11 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 12 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 13 | becu | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,580 | $2,580 |
| 14 | sound credit union | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,515 | $2,515 |
| 15 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 16 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 17 | gowest credit union association | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 18 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | retired | 0 | $0 | 11 | $1,955 | $1,955 |
| 20 | tension corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 21 | and wealth partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | jm llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | rice university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | gulf coast bag, inc. | 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.
11 predicted yes (2%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 252 unknown (46%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 11 yes / 0 no / 252 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
11 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-6) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · 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 Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMMON CAUSE (hr 4917) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. (h.r. 4917) · lobbying_bill_mention