HR 5498 — Small Business Health Options Awareness Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-18
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Sponsors (1)
- Hern, Kevin (R, OK-1) — cosponsor
Action timeline (7)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-18 — open
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 1 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Hern, Kevin | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Small Business Committee | — | congress-committee |
Who matters on this bill
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 | Hern, Kevin (R, house OK-1) | 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 | nextep | 0 | $0 | 3 | $19,110 | $19,110 |
| 2 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $12,750 | $12,750 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 19 | $12,569 | $12,569 |
| 4 | none | 0 | $0 | 18 | $9,021 | $9,021 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,338 | $8,338 |
| 6 | webb creek | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,333 | $8,333 |
| 7 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | vensure | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,910 | $6,910 |
| 9 | charterhouse | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,300 | $6,300 |
| 10 | capitol tax partners | 0 | $0 | 4 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 11 | texas sultions security and patrol llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 12 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | the nickles group | 0 | $0 | 5 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 14 | espo fire & water | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | self | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 16 | mobley holdings | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,167 | $4,167 |
| 17 | ogilvy government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 18 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 19 | canada life re : for the acli ceo even | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 20 | hm strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 21 | mehlman castagnetti rosen thomas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | chartwell strategy group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | holland knight | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | salt point strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | bok financial | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
Stance (positions taken)
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%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hern, Kevin (R · house · OK-1) · cosponsor
Timeline
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- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hern, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Small Business Committee · congress-committee