HR 785 — Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-01-28
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.
Sponsors
- Owens, Burgess (R, UT-4) — cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D, NY-4) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D, WA-10) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D, NV-3) — 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 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | H.R. 785 |
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.
- — Subcommittee Hearings Held
- — Subcommittee on Health Discharged
- — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- — Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- · H12410 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498.
- · H12200 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-578.
- · 5000 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-578.
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Inbound (8)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Owens, Burgess | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Gillen, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Strickland, Marilyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lee, Susie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 785 | 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 | Gillen, Laura (D, house NY-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Lee, Susie (D, house NV-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Owens, Burgess (R, house UT-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Strickland, Marilyn (D, house WA-10) | 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 | 98 | $70,162 | $70,162 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $14,500 | $14,500 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 17 | $13,875 | $13,875 |
| 4 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 5 | openai | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,999 | $4,999 |
| 6 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,600 | $3,600 |
| 7 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | puma springs vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | incite.org | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | puma vineyards | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | not employer | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| 14 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 15 | casa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 16 | thorsen french advocacy | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 17 | becu | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,580 | $2,580 |
| 18 | self | 0 | $0 | 5 | $2,525 | $2,525 |
| 19 | sound credit union | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,515 | $2,515 |
| 20 | duffy & duffy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 21 | united states hispanic business counci | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 22 | basco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 23 | gowest credit union association | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 24 | disney | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 25 | schreck rose dapello & adams llp | 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.
7 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 533 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
7 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Gillen, Laura (D · house · NY-4) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lee, Susie (D · house · NV-3) · cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R · house · UT-4) · cosponsor
- Strickland, Marilyn (D · house · WA-10) · 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 LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lee, Susie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Strickland, Marilyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Gillen, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (h.r. 785) · lobbying_bill_mention