HR 7553 — Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-02-12
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sponsors
- Nehls, Troy E. (R, TX-22) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
- Wied, Tony (R, WI-8) — 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 | ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL | ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL | — | H.R. 7553 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-02-12 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wied, Tony | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-12 | Nehls, Troy E. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 7553 | 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 | Nehls, Troy E. (R, house TX-22) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Wied, Tony (R, house WI-8) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 17 | $15,303 | $15,303 |
| 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
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Nehls, Troy E. (R · house · TX-22) · sponsor
- Wied, Tony (R · house · WI-8) · 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 Wied, Tony (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-12 · sponsored by Nehls, Troy E. (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL (h.r. 7553) · lobbying_bill_mention