HR 6492 — EXPLORE Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 118-234.
Sponsors
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, WI-7) — cosponsor
- González-Colón, Jenniffer (R, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Porter, Katie (D, CA-47) — cosponsor
- Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho (D, MP-0) — cosponsor
- Moylan, James C. (R, GU-0) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Collins, Mike (R, GA-10) — cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D, CO-2) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Lamborn, Doug (R, CO-5) — cosponsor
- McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R, WA-5) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Committees on Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 Committees on Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 365.
- · H12300 — Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- · 5500 — Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- · H12300 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
- · 5500 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-441, Part I.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-441, Part I.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2162-2184)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2162-2184)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6492.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2162-2189)
- · H30300 — Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- — Received in the Senate, read twice.
- — Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7205-7214)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- · E20000 — Presented to President.
- · 28000 — Presented to President.
- · E40000 — Became Public Law No: 118-234.
- · 36000 — Became Public Law No: 118-234.
- · E30000 — Signed by President.
- · 36000 — Signed by President.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2023-11-29 — open
- Reported in House · 2024-04-05 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2024-04-09 — open
- Received in Senate · 2024-04-10 — open
- Public Law · 2025-01-05 — United States Legislative Markup
- Enrolled Bill — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (12)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moylan, James C. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Collins, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Neguse, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tiffany, Thomas P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | González-Colón, Jenniffer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Porter, Katie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McMorris Rodgers, Cathy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lamborn, Doug | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 2 | Moylan, James C. (R, house GU) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Collins, Mike (R, house GA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | González-Colón, Jenniffer (R, house PR) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Lamborn, Doug (R, house CO-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R, house WA-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Neguse, Joe (D, house CO-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Porter, Katie (D, house CA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho (D, house MP) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, house WI-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 100 | $53,643 | $53,643 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 418 | $31,805 | $31,805 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 15 | $15,396 | $15,396 |
| 4 | cordish companies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 7 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 8 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | not employer | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| 13 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 14 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 15 | basco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 16 | disney | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 17 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | action behavior centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | the voices project | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 20 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 21 | floma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | holland & hart llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | family management corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | hellman management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 533 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Collins, Mike (R · house · GA-10) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Moylan, James C. (R · house · GU) · cosponsor
- Neguse, Joe (D · house · CO-2) · cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R · house · WI-7) · 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 Porter, Katie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Neguse, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tiffany, Thomas P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by González-Colón, Jenniffer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Collins, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moylan, James C. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lamborn, Doug (cosponsor) · sponsorship