HR 6598 — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Research and Development Modernization Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-12-10
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Sponsors
- Scott, Austin (R, GA-8) — sponsor · 2025-12-10
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, MI-8) — cosponsor · 2025-12-10
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-12-10 — open
Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 3 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | McDonald Rivet, Kristen | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
discussed at hearing (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | ← | f2688d9a | — | congress-hearing-mention |
sponsor of bill (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-10 | ← | Scott, Austin | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 3 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Legislation
← Cosponsored bill 1 edge
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen · cosponsor
← Discussed at hearing 1 edge
- hearing f2688d9a · 2025-12-11
← Sponsored bill 1 edge
- Scott, Austin · sponsor · 2025-12-10
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 | Scott, Austin (R, house GA-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, house MI-8) | 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 | 813 | $1,081,168 | $1,081,168 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 160 | $198,388 | $198,388 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $19,500 | $19,500 |
| 4 | daniel defense | 0 | $0 | 2 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| 5 | harvard university | 0 | $0 | 4 | $17,055 | $17,055 |
| 6 | university of michigan | 0 | $0 | 9 | $16,010 | $16,010 |
| 7 | sorensen gross | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 8 | fickling & company, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 9 | bcbsm | 0 | $0 | 6 | $12,600 | $12,600 |
| 10 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 7 | $11,750 | $11,750 |
| 11 | dow | 0 | $0 | 6 | $11,062 | $11,062 |
| 12 | ucsf | 0 | $0 | 2 | $11,000 | $11,000 |
| 13 | dover development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 14 | grid raster inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 15 | lifeyield | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 16 | charlesbank capital partners | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 17 | northwestern university | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 18 | bvp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | eko | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | corning | 0 | $0 | 5 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | baupost | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | activate detroit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | fluence energy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | de shaw | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | commonwealth children's fund | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Scott, Austin (R · house · GA-8) · sponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D · house · MI-8) · 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 McDonald Rivet, Kristen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-12-11 · was discussed at CFTC REAUTHORIZATION: STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES · congress-hearing-mention
- 2025-12-10 · sponsored by Scott, Austin (sponsor) · sponsorship