HR 591 — Defending American Jobs and Investment Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Smith, Jason (R, MO-8) — sponsor · 2025-01-21
- Schweikert, David (R, AZ-1) — cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — cosponsor
- Hern, Kevin (R, OK-1) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Miller, Carol D. (R, WV-1) — cosponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R, IA-4) — 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 | THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC | UCB, INC. | $70,000 | H.R. 591 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | SYENSQO USA LLC | SYENSQO USA LLC | — | H.R. 591 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-21 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hern, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Schweikert, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Feenstra, Randy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Miller, Carol D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Gregory F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | UCB, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 591 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SYENSQO USA LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 591 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-21 | Smith, Jason | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Oversight and Government Reform Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Ways and Means Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Smith, Jason (R, house MO-8) | sponsor | 6 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Feenstra, Randy (R, house IA-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Schweikert, David (R, house AZ-1) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Hern, Kevin (R, house OK-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Miller, Carol D. (R, house WV-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Yakym, Rudy (R, house IN-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 | UCB, INC. | 1 | $70,000 | 0 | $0 | $70,000 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 461 | $29,994 | $29,994 |
| 3 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,910 | $13,910 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 23 | $5,097 | $5,097 |
| 5 | ward and smith | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 7 | home depot | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | s&f family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | carolina breast &oncologic surgery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | liscr | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 11 | advanced eye mds | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,625 | $1,625 |
| 12 | canada life re : for the acli ceo even | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 13 | canada life reinsurance company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 14 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,030 | $1,030 |
| 15 | williams and jensen | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | phronesisdc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | jenkins fenstermaker pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | watco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | the nrp group llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | ecu health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | moses automall of huntington | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | capitol south llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | riley outdoor | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | crown general services llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | hif global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $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.
7 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 270 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 7 yes / 0 no / 270 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Smith, Jason (R · house · MO-8) · sponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R · house · IA-4) · cosponsor
- Hern, Kevin (R · house · OK-1) · cosponsor
- Miller, Carol D. (R · house · WV-1) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · cosponsor
- Schweikert, David (R · house · AZ-1) · cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R · house · IN-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 Hern, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Feenstra, Randy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Schweikert, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Miller, Carol D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SYENSQO USA LLC (h.r. 591) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UCB, INC. (h.r. 591) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-21 · sponsored by Smith, Jason (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Ways and Means Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · congress-committee