HR 8253 — BITMAP Authorization Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-04-13
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Sponsors
- McCaul, Michael T. (R, TX-10) — sponsor · 2026-04-13
- Cuellar, Henry (D, TX-28) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
- Salazar, Maria Elvira (R, FL-27) — cosponsor · 2026-04-15
- Wilson, Joe (R, SC-2) — cosponsor · 2026-04-15
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-04-13 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | Wilson, Joe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-15 | Salazar, Maria Elvira | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Cuellar, Henry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | McCaul, Michael T. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Wilson, Joe (R, house SC-2) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 2 | McCaul, Michael T. (R, house TX-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Cuellar, Henry (D, house TX-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Salazar, Maria Elvira (R, house FL-27) | 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 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| 2 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 4 | health quality management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 5 | winning orthodontic smiles | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| 6 | didak | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | kornwasser realty advisors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | md properties | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | the arba group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | retired | 0 | $0 | 5 | $865 | $865 |
| 12 | museum of tolerance | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 13 | us house of representatives | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 14 | dre inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 15 | laredo indpt. school district | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 16 | none | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 17 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 18 | fmcna | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- McCaul, Michael T. (R · house · TX-10) · sponsor
- Cuellar, Henry (D · house · TX-28) · cosponsor
- Salazar, Maria Elvira (R · house · FL-27) · cosponsor
- Wilson, Joe (R · house · SC-2) · 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.
- 2026-04-15 · cosponsored by Wilson, Joe (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-15 · cosponsored by Salazar, Maria Elvira (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Cuellar, Henry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · sponsored by McCaul, Michael T. (sponsor) · sponsorship