HR 7247 — Prison Libraries Act of 2026
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D, MO-5) — sponsor · 2026-01-27
- Scott, David (D, GA-13) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D, CT-5) — cosponsor
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D, WA-6) — 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 | PEN AMERICA | PEN AMERICA | — | H.R.7247 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-01-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bera, Ami | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Scott, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hayes, Jahana | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Randall, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-27 | Cleaver, Emanuel | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PEN AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.7247 | 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 | Cleaver, Emanuel (D, house MO-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Hayes, Jahana (D, house CT-5) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Randall, Emily (D, house WA-6) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Scott, David (D, house GA-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 145 | $32,832 | $32,832 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 14 | $14,550 | $14,550 |
| 3 | minnesota urology | 0 | $0 | 15 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 8 | $6,300 | $6,300 |
| 5 | thegroup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 11 | $3,170 | $3,170 |
| 9 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 10 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $2,015 | $2,015 |
| 11 | dr strategic services llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | uc davis | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | tension corp. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | retired | 0 | $0 | 10 | $1,455 | $1,455 |
| 15 | pinnacle facility engineering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | howard university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | american river college | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | strata equity global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | jm llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | skelton strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | stoel rives llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | merchant associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | and wealth partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | mt washington pediatric hospit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | arnold & porter | 0 | $0 | 2 | $800 | $800 |
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.
8 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 255 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 8 yes / 0 no / 255 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
8 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cleaver, Emanuel (D · house · MO-5) · sponsor
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Hayes, Jahana (D · house · CT-5) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Randall, Emily (D · house · WA-6) · cosponsor
- Scott, David (D · house · GA-13) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · 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 Randall, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Scott, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hayes, Jahana (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-27 · sponsored by Cleaver, Emanuel (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PEN AMERICA (h.r.7247) · lobbying_bill_mention