HR 5543 — Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.
Sponsors
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Whitesides, George (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R, OH-10) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R, NC-10) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R, TX-3) — cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R, GA-8) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — 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 | THE POLICY AGENCY, LLC, FORMERLY ANNE SMITH | BALTIC AMERICAN FREEDOM LEAGUE, INC | — | HR 5543 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 3.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-23 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (18)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Whitesides, George | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Michael R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Harrigan, Pat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, Austin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Self, Keith | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Elfreth, Sarah | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | BALTIC AMERICAN FREEDOM LEAGUE, INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 5543 | 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 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Whitesides, George (D, house CA-27) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Harrigan, Pat (R, house NC-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Scott, Austin (R, house GA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Scott, David (D, house GA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Self, Keith (R, house TX-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Turner, Michael R. (R, house OH-10) | 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 | 155 | $47,383 | $47,383 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 21 | $26,600 | $26,600 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 62 | $22,252 | $22,252 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 17 | $17,015 | $17,015 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 28 | $12,829 | $12,829 |
| 6 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 10 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 11 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 12 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 14 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 16 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 17 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 18 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | bnp paribas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | daniel defense | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| 24 | montage international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 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.
17 predicted yes (3%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 523 unknown (96%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 12 yes / 0 no / 251 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
17 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R · house · NC-10) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R · house · GA-8) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · cosponsor
- Self, Keith (R · house · TX-3) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R · house · OH-10) · 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 Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Whitesides, George (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, Austin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harrigan, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Michael R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Self, Keith (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BALTIC AMERICAN FREEDOM LEAGUE, INC (hr 5543) · lobbying_bill_mention