HR 7137 — Shutdown Fairness Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, PR-0) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D, NH-2) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
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 | MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES | $80,000 | HR 7137 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | H.R. 7137 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC | FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION | $40,000 | H.R. 7137 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-01-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hernández, Pablo Jose | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goodlander, Maggie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7137 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 7137 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7137 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hernández, Pablo Jose (D, house PR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Goodlander, Maggie (D, house NH-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | 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 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES | 1 | $80,000 | 0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| 2 | FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 40 | $31,331 | $31,331 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $14,525 | $14,525 |
| 5 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | signum global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | retired | 0 | $0 | 30 | $6,980 | $6,980 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 13 | $6,496 | $6,496 |
| 10 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 11 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 12 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 13 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 14 | surry investment advisors llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 |
| 15 | jp morgan chase | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,706 | $3,706 |
| 16 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 17 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | columbia university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 534 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Goodlander, Maggie (D · house · NH-2) · cosponsor
- Hernández, Pablo Jose (D · house · PR) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · 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 Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hernández, Pablo Jose (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goodlander, Maggie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (h.r. 7137) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (hr 7137) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (h.r. 7137) · lobbying_bill_mention