HR 553 — BRAVE Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-16
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — 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 | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | — | H.R. 553 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 553 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 553 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 553 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 553 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 553 | 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 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | 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 | 134 | $72,797 | $72,797 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 15 | $14,674 | $14,674 |
| 3 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 6 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,600 | $3,600 |
| 7 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | puma springs vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | not employer | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| 11 | duffy & duffy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 12 | basco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 13 | disney | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 14 | vista food exchange | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 15 | michael j. fox foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | schreck rose dapello & adams llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 17 | action behavior centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | the voices project | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 19 | fhl | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | floma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | jeff kroot architect & assocs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | holland & hart llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | kogovsek & associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | loewy law firm | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | maryland state | 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.
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)
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-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 Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (h.r. 553) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 553) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 553) · lobbying_bill_mention