HR 5843 — Shutdown Student Loans for Feds Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Elfreth, Sarah (D, MD-3) — sponsor · 2025-10-28
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — 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 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | H.R. 5843 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-10-28 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 5843 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-10-28 | Elfreth, Sarah | 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 | Elfreth, Sarah (D, house MD-3) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | 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 | 89 | $22,216 | $22,216 |
| 2 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 3 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 9 | $2,639 | $2,639 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2,310 | $2,310 |
| 6 | maryland state | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | burke museum | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 8 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | madison cooke inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | american health care association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | epic level | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | strategic law partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | nvg llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 14 | american whitewater | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 15 | vast data | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 16 | career education colleges and universi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 17 | ccsf | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | centers for advanced orthopaedics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 19 | city of seattle | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 20 | disney | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | u.s. small business administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | king county | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | southern california edison | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 24 | university of california | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 25 | washington senate democratic campaign | 0 | $0 | 1 | $130 | $130 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 260 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Elfreth, Sarah (D · house · MD-3) · sponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · 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 Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 5843) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-10-28 · sponsored by Elfreth, Sarah (sponsor) · sponsorship