HR 6718 — Professional Student Degree Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — sponsor · 2025-12-15
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (15)
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.
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-12-15 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (17)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.6718 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-12-15 | Lawler, Michael | 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 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | UNIVERSITY OF DENVER | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 3 | COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 4 | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 5 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 6 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 24 | $14,260 | $14,260 |
| 7 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $14,025 | $14,025 |
| 8 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $6,980 | $6,980 |
| 11 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 12 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 13 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 14 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 20 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 21 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $2,941 | $2,941 |
| 22 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 23 | healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 24 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 25 | winning connections | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · sponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-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 Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BAYLOR UNIVERSITY (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING (h.r.6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS (h.r.6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM (h.r.6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. (AOTA) (h.r.6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY (hr 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (h.r. 6718) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-12-15 · sponsored by Lawler, Michael (sponsor) · sponsorship