HR 5635 — Veterans Healthcare Equality Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — sponsor · 2025-09-30
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — 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 | HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN | HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN | — | H.R. 5635 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 5635 |
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 · 2025-09-30 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Takano, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5635 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5635 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-09-30 | Kennedy, Timothy M. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | sponsor | 3 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | 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 | 91 | $38,399 | $38,399 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 3 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 5 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $5,145 | $5,145 |
| 7 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 8 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 9 | self | 0 | $0 | 5 | $4,250 | $4,250 |
| 10 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 17 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 18 | joy real estate, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 19 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 20 | oracle corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 21 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 22 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 23 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 24 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 25 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 257 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 6 yes / 0 no / 257 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · sponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · 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 Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Takano, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (h.r. 5635) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 5635) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-09-30 · sponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (sponsor) · sponsorship