HR 4968 — Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, 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
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
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 | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | — | H.R. 4968 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC | SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS | $20,000 | H.R. 4968 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | — | H.R.4968 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, 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 Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Workforce, 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 · 2025-08-12 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 4968 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 4968 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.4968 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Education and Workforce Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Energy and Commerce Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Ways and Means Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 17 | $3,115 | $3,115 |
| 3 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 4 | sandra van den broek | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 6 | philips | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 7 | state of rhode island | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 8 | sales | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 9 | worklifetogether.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 10 | team thor marketing llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 262 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · 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 Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE (h.r.4968) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS (h.r. 4968) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOCIAL SECURITY WORKS (h.r. 4968) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Ways and Means Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Education and Workforce Committee · congress-committee