HR 71 — Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-03
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, WI-7) — cosponsor
- Harris, Mark (R, NC-8) — cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R, OH-6) — cosponsor
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R, WY-0) — cosponsor
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 | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | — | H.R. 71 |
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 Health.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-03 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Harris, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Rulli, Michael A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tiffany, Thomas P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hageman, Harriet M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 71 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Veterans' Affairs Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Harris, Mark (R, house NC-8) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Hageman, Harriet M. (R, house WY) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Rulli, Michael A. (R, house OH-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, house WI-7) | 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 | 9 | $8,625 | $8,625 |
| 2 | maxwell group, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | ascension marketing group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | talentbridge inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 5 | brewer-hensley oil company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | frontier political group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| 7 | collision safety consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| 8 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | triumph higher education | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | humtown products | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | bank of america | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 273 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hageman, Harriet M. (R · house · WY) · cosponsor
- Harris, Mark (R · house · NC-8) · cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R · house · OH-6) · cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R · house · WI-7) · 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 Hageman, Harriet M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tiffany, Thomas P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harris, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Rulli, Michael A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (h.r. 71) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Veterans' Affairs Committee · congress-committee