HR 695 — Medal of Honor Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 119-43.
Sponsors
- Nehls, Troy E. (R, TX-22) — sponsor · 2025-01-23
Lobbied by (1)
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.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | H.R. 695 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- · 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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 51). (text: CR H857)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 51). (text: CR H857)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 695.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H857-859)
- · H30300 — Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- — Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7976-7977)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- — Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- · 14500 — Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- · E20000 — Presented to President.
- · 28000 — Presented to President.
- · E40000 — Became Public Law No: 119-43.
- · 36000 — Became Public Law No: 119-43.
- · E30000 — Signed by President.
- · 36000 — Signed by President.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-23 — open
- Engrossed in House · 2025-02-26 — open
- Referred in Senate · 2025-02-27 — open
- Public Law · 2025-12-02 — United States Legislative Markup
- Enrolled Bill — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 695 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-23 | Nehls, Troy E. | 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 | Nehls, Troy E. (R, house TX-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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 | 4 | $14,525 | $14,525 |
| 2 | tolunay-wong | 0 | $0 | 1 | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| 3 | essc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 4 | travis kisner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,830 | $6,830 |
| 5 | gci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | monarch enterprises inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7 | papillion air | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | papillon | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | ktm construction | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | team hallahan | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 275 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Greene, Marjorie Taylor (R · house · GA-14) · voted
- LaMalfa, Doug (R · house · CA-1) · voted
- Nehls, Troy E. (R · house · TX-22) · sponsor
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.
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (h.r. 695) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-23 · sponsored by Nehls, Troy E. (sponsor) · sponsorship