HR 5048 — Don’t STEAL Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — sponsor · 2025-08-26
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — 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 | COMMON CAUSE | COMMON CAUSE | — | HR 5048 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-08-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMMON CAUSE | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 5048 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-08-26 | Magaziner, Seth | 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 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | 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 | 53 | $7,558 | $7,558 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 5 | $4,250 | $4,250 |
| 4 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 7 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 8 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 9 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 10 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 11 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 12 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 13 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | chen's chinese medicine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 15 | hospitality fx | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | mt washington pediatric hospit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | merchant associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | strata equity global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | kabafusion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | jm llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | and wealth partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | howard university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | san gabriel valley water company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 25 | hammond coldwell banker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · sponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · 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 Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMMON CAUSE (hr 5048) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-08-26 · sponsored by Magaziner, Seth (sponsor) · sponsorship