HR 500 — Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, MI-8) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — 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 | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | — | H.R. 500 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | — | H.R.500 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 · 2025-01-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McDonald Rivet, Kristen | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 500 | 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 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, house MI-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | 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 | 99 | $39,920 | $39,920 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 3 | sorensen gross | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 4 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $6,980 | $6,980 |
| 6 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,576 | $3,576 |
| 8 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | weather underground | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | dow | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 16 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 17 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 18 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 19 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | yazaki north america | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 22 | roberti global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | albright stonebridge group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | cammebys | 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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D · house · MI-8) · 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 McDonald Rivet, Kristen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by TREA SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE (h.r. 500) · lobbying_bill_mention