HR 626 — Northwest Energy Security Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Sponsors
- Bentz, Cliff (R, OR-2) — 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 | 2025 first_quarter | COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER | COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER | — | H.R. 626 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-22 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bentz, Cliff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-01 | COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 626 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Natural Resources 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 | Bentz, Cliff (R, house OR-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 | accelerate strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 2 | best best & krieger llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 3 | composite panel assoc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 4 | dclrs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 5 | cis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bentz, Cliff (R · house · OR-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 Bentz, Cliff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Natural Resources Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER (h.r. 626) · lobbying_bill_mention