HR 5448 — Protecting Free Vaccines Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-18
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D, RI-2) — cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D, FL-10) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D, TX-7) — cosponsor
- Castor, Kathy (D, FL-14) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — 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 | NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER) | NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER) | — | H.R.5448 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | — | H.R.5448 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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 · 2025-09-18 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (16)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Frost, Maxwell | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Robin L. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fletcher, Lizzie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Castor, Kathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Magaziner, Seth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.5448 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.5448 | 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 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Fletcher, Lizzie (D, house TX-7) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Castor, Kathy (D, house FL-14) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Magaziner, Seth (D, house RI-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Frost, Maxwell (D, house FL-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | 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 | 718 | $84,186 | $84,186 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 59 | $14,463 | $14,463 |
| 3 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 | |
| 4 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 6 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | mount sinai health system | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 10 | grassroots analytics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 11 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 12 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $2,335 | $2,335 |
| 13 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | retired | 0 | $0 | 9 | $1,316 | $1,316 |
| 15 | microsoft | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,310 | $1,310 |
| 16 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,290 | $1,290 |
| 17 | j. lohr vineyards & wines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | davis polk & wardwell llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | holland & hart llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | barlow designs inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | brownstein hyatt farber schreck llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | ceo advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | floma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | crosswalk labs 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.
14 predicted yes (3%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 249 unknown (45%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 14 yes / 0 no / 249 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
14 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Castor, Kathy (D · house · FL-14) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Fletcher, Lizzie (D · house · TX-7) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Frost, Maxwell (D · house · FL-10) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
- Magaziner, Seth (D · house · RI-2) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D · house · CA-27) · 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 Frost, Maxwell (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Castor, Kathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Magaziner, Seth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fletcher, Lizzie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY (h.r.5448) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER) (h.r.5448) · lobbying_bill_mention