HR 6846 — DEFEND Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
Sponsors
- Crane, Elijah (R, AZ-2) — sponsor · 2025-12-18
- Garbarino, Andrew R. (R, NY-2) — cosponsor · 2025-12-18
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — cosponsor · 2025-12-18
- Strong, Dale W. (R, AL-5) — cosponsor · 2025-12-18
- Ogles, Andrew (R, TN-5) — cosponsor · 2025-12-18
- Pfluger, August (R, TX-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-12-18 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Pfluger, August | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-18 | McCaul, Michael T. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-18 | Garbarino, Andrew R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-18 | Strong, Dale W. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-18 | Crane, Elijah | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-12-18 | Ogles, Andrew | 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 | Crane, Elijah (R, house AZ-2) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Garbarino, Andrew R. (R, house NY-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | McCaul, Michael T. (R, house TX-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ogles, Andrew (R, house TN-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Pfluger, August (R, house TX-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Strong, Dale W. (R, house AL-5) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,913 | $145,275 | $145,275 |
| 2 | saulsbury industries | 0 | $0 | 3 | $19,000 | $19,000 |
| 3 | saulsbury industries, inc. | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 94 | $5,510 | $5,510 |
| 5 | planning and analysis inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 6 | cerity partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | dbs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | tune, entrekin & white, p.c. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | self | 0 | $0 | 26 | $953 | $953 |
| 10 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 10 | $925 | $925 |
| 11 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | windmill winery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | venture government strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | brighthaven | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | select | 0 | $0 | 1 | $495 | $495 |
| 16 | walmart | 0 | $0 | 2 | $374 | $374 |
| 17 | nu cybertek inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $365 | $365 |
| 18 | velocity biogroup corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $364 | $364 |
| 19 | e r field inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $292 | $292 |
| 20 | aus | 0 | $0 | 1 | $287 | $287 |
| 21 | diamondback | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | the artemis group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | solvay chemicals | 0 | $0 | 1 | $245 | $245 |
| 24 | jw salons llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $237 | $237 |
| 25 | preciousbloodchurch | 0 | $0 | 1 | $225 | $225 |
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%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 271 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 6 yes / 0 no / 271 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Crane, Elijah (R · house · AZ-2) · sponsor
- Garbarino, Andrew R. (R · house · NY-2) · cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · cosponsor
- Ogles, Andrew (R · house · TN-5) · cosponsor
- Pfluger, August (R · house · TX-11) · cosponsor
- Strong, Dale W. (R · house · AL-5) · 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.
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Pfluger, August (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-12-18 · cosponsored by McCaul, Michael T. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-12-18 · sponsored by Crane, Elijah (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-12-18 · cosponsored by Strong, Dale W. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-12-18 · cosponsored by Ogles, Andrew (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-12-18 · cosponsored by Garbarino, Andrew R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship