HR 5401 — Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-16
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sponsors
- Owens, Burgess (R, UT-4) — cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — cosponsor
- Fallon, Pat (R, TX-4) — cosponsor
- Fedorchak, Julie (R, ND-0) — cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Moylan, James C. (R, GU-0) — cosponsor
- Cloud, Michael (R, TX-27) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Cammack, Kat (R, FL-3) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I, CA-3) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, MI-8) — cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R, OH-6) — cosponsor
- Mast, Brian J. (R, FL-21) — cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R, OH-10) — cosponsor
- Schweikert, David (R, AZ-1) — cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — cosponsor
- Gonzales, Tony (R, TX-23) — cosponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R, IA-4) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Huizenga, Bill (R, MI-4) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R, FL-19) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R, IA-2) — cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R, WY-0) — cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R, OK-5) — cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R, TX-3) — cosponsor
- Bentz, Cliff (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
- Wied, Tony (R, WI-8) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Fong, Vince (R, CA-20) — cosponsor
- Onder, Robert F. (R, MO-3) — cosponsor
- King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R, MP-0) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D, TX-28) — cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R, MT-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 | ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) | ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) | — | H.R. 5401 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 5401 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION | AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION | — | H.R. 5401 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (48)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kiley, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moylan, James C. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Owens, Burgess | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McCaul, Michael T. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McDonald Rivet, Kristen | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Rulli, Michael A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fallon, Pat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fedorchak, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cloud, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cammack, Kat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Donalds, Byron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Schweikert, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Feenstra, Randy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hageman, Harriet M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gonzales, Tony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gray, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Michael R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mast, Brian J. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bentz, Cliff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Huizenga, Bill | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bice, Stephanie I. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hinson, Ashley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fong, Vince | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Gregory F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hernández, Pablo Jose | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Onder, Robert F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | King-Hinds, Kimberlyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Self, Keith | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wied, Tony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cleaver, Emanuel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cuellar, Henry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Downing, Troy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5401 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5401 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5401 | 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 | Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, house PR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Bice, Stephanie I. (R, house OK-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Cloud, Michael (R, house TX-27) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Feenstra, Randy (R, house IA-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 8 | King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R, house MP) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 9 | Schweikert, David (R, house AZ-1) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 10 | Cammack, Kat (R, house FL-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Downing, Troy (R, house MT-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 13 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 14 | Gray, Adam (D, house CA-13) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 15 | Hageman, Harriet M. (R, house WY) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 16 | Huizenga, Bill (R, house MI-4) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 17 | Kiley, Kevin (I, house CA-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 18 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 19 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 20 | Mast, Brian J. (R, house FL-21) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 21 | Moylan, James C. (R, house GU) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 22 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 23 | Onder, Robert F. (R, house MO-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 24 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 25 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 401 | $170,907 | $170,907 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 817 | $80,797 | $80,797 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 239 | $32,921 | $32,921 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 61 | $28,917 | $28,917 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 10 | $18,314 | $18,314 |
| 6 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 7 | sorensen gross | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 8 | self | 0 | $0 | 33 | $7,020 | $7,020 |
| 9 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | berkshire partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | corpac | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 15 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 14 | $6,075 | $6,075 |
| 16 | university of california berkeley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 18 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 19 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 20 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 21 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | dow | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 25 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
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.
47 predicted yes (9%) · 0 predicted no (0%) · 496 unknown (91%)
By party: · R: 29 yes / 0 no / 248 unknown · D: 15 yes / 0 no / 248 unknown · I: 3 yes / 0 no
45 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bentz, Cliff (R · house · OR-2) · cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Cammack, Kat (R · house · FL-3) · cosponsor
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · cosponsor
- Cloud, Michael (R · house · TX-27) · cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D · house · TX-28) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R · house · FL-19) · cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R · house · MT-2) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Fallon, Pat (R · house · TX-4) · cosponsor
- Fedorchak, Julie (R · house · ND) · cosponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R · house · IA-4) · cosponsor
- Fong, Vince (R · house · CA-20) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Gonzales, Tony (R · house · TX-23) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D · house · CA-13) · cosponsor
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R · house · WY) · cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D · house · PR) · cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R · house · IA-2) · cosponsor
- Huizenga, Bill (R · house · MI-4) · cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I · house · CA-3) · cosponsor
- King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (R · house · MP) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Mast, Brian J. (R · house · FL-21) · cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D · house · MI-8) · cosponsor
- Moylan, James C. (R · house · GU) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Onder, Robert F. (R · house · MO-3) · cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R · house · UT-4) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R · house · OH-6) · cosponsor
- Schweikert, David (R · house · AZ-1) · cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R · house · TX-3) · cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R · house · OH-10) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · cosponsor
- Wied, Tony (R · house · WI-8) · cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R · house · IN-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 Cleaver, Emanuel (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fedorchak, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bentz, Cliff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kiley, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moylan, James C. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bice, Stephanie I. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by King-Hinds, Kimberlyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gray, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gonzales, Tony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cloud, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Huizenga, Bill (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Onder, Robert F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fong, Vince (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mast, Brian J. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCaul, Michael T. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Rulli, Michael A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Michael R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Self, Keith (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wied, Tony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fallon, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hageman, Harriet M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McDonald Rivet, Kristen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Feenstra, Randy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Donalds, Byron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cammack, Kat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hinson, Ashley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Downing, Troy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cuellar, Henry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Schweikert, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hernández, Pablo Jose (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 5401) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIR FORCE SERGEANTS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 5401) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) (h.r. 5401) · lobbying_bill_mention