HR 7230 — Buying American Cotton Act of 2026
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-01-22
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — sponsor · 2026-01-22
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — cosponsor
- Fallon, Pat (R, TX-4) — cosponsor
- Harris, Mark (R, NC-8) — cosponsor
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Collins, Mike (R, GA-10) — cosponsor
- Schweikert, David (R, AZ-1) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
- Lucas, Frank D. (R, OK-3) — cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R, GA-8) — cosponsor
- Miller, Carol D. (R, WV-1) — cosponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D, GA-2) — cosponsor
- Fong, Vince (R, CA-20) — cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D, TX-28) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
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 | ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION | ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION | — | H.R. 7230 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. | COTTON GROWERS WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION | $20,000 | HR 7230 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED | AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED | — | H.R. 7230 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC. | AMCOT | $10,000 | HR 7230 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-01-22 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (20)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Harris, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McCaul, Michael T. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Collins, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fallon, Pat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Schweikert, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gray, Adam | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Miller, Carol D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fong, Vince | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lucas, Frank D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, Austin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cuellar, Henry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bishop, Sanford D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-22 | Murphy, Gregory F. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COTTON GROWERS WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 7230 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7230 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMCOT | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 7230 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7230 | 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 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Bishop, Sanford D. (D, house GA-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Harris, Mark (R, house NC-8) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Schweikert, David (R, house AZ-1) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Gray, Adam (D, house CA-13) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Collins, Mike (R, house GA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Cuellar, Henry (D, house TX-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Fallon, Pat (R, house TX-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Fong, Vince (R, house CA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lucas, Frank D. (R, house OK-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | McCaul, Michael T. (R, house TX-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Miller, Carol D. (R, house WV-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Scott, Austin (R, house GA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Scott, David (D, house GA-13) | 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 | COTTON GROWERS WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 51 | $11,675 | $11,675 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 22 | $11,089 | $11,089 |
| 4 | AMCOT | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 5 | berkshire partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | maxwell group, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | none | 0 | $0 | 5 | $6,467 | $6,467 |
| 9 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 14 | $6,075 | $6,075 |
| 10 | university of california berkeley | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 11 | ward and smith | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | daniel defense | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | ascension marketing group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 13 | $3,483 | $3,483 |
| 18 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 19 | s&f family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 20 | kathy fowler agency | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 21 | hargrove crop insurance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 22 | h2 capital, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 23 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 24 | brewer-hensley oil company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 25 | carolina breast &oncologic surgery | 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.
16 predicted yes (3%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 524 unknown (96%)
By party: · R: 11 yes / 0 no / 266 unknown · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
16 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · sponsor
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · cosponsor
- Collins, Mike (R · house · GA-10) · cosponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D · house · TX-28) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Fallon, Pat (R · house · TX-4) · cosponsor
- Fong, Vince (R · house · CA-20) · cosponsor
- Gray, Adam (D · house · CA-13) · cosponsor
- Harris, Mark (R · house · NC-8) · cosponsor
- Lucas, Frank D. (R · house · OK-3) · cosponsor
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · cosponsor
- Miller, Carol D. (R · house · WV-1) · cosponsor
- Schweikert, David (R · house · AZ-1) · cosponsor
- Scott, Austin (R · house · GA-8) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · 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 Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lucas, Frank D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Collins, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harris, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cuellar, Henry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Schweikert, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, Austin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fallon, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Miller, Carol D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bishop, Sanford D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCaul, Michael T. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gray, Adam (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fong, Vince (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-22 · sponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ALABAMA FARMERS FEDERATION (h.r. 7230) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COTTON GROWERS WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION (hr 7230) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMCOT (hr 7230) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED (h.r. 7230) · lobbying_bill_mention