HR 6538 — VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023
Congress 118
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
Sponsors
- Takano, Mark (D, CA-39) — sponsor · 2023-11-30
- Garamendi, John (D, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Allred, Colin Z. (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D, OR-6) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
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 Oversight and Investigations.
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
- — Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- — Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- — Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.
- · H12200 — Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-594.
- · 5000 — Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-594.
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Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Garamendi, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Allred, Colin Z. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Salinas, Andrea | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-11-30 | Takano, Mark | 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 | Takano, Mark (D, house CA-39) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Salinas, Andrea (D, house OR-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Allred, Colin Z. (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Garamendi, John (D, house CA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 2 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $6,980 | $6,980 |
| 4 | marcus & millichap | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $4,241 | $4,241 |
| 6 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 7 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 11 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 40 | $3,289 | $3,289 |
| 12 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 13 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | self | 0 | $0 | 5 | $2,550 | $2,550 |
| 15 | oracle corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 16 | tabula rasa farms | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 17 | thomas s. pattison md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 20 | cammebys | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | howard university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | jm llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | mt washington pediatric hospit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | caltrans | 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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 534 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Takano, Mark (D · house · CA-39) · sponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Garamendi, John (D · house · CA-8) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Salinas, Andrea (D · house · OR-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 Salinas, Andrea (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Garamendi, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Allred, Colin Z. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-11-30 · sponsored by Takano, Mark (sponsor) · sponsorship