HR 833 — Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsors
- Owens, Burgess (R, UT-4) — cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, WI-7) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I, CA-3) — cosponsor
- Collins, Mike (R, GA-10) — cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R, OH-6) — cosponsor
- Hern, Kevin (R, OK-1) — cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R, OH-10) — cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R, NC-3) — cosponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R, IA-4) — cosponsor
- Huizenga, Bill (R, MI-4) — cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R, FL-19) — cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R, IA-2) — cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R, OK-5) — cosponsor
- Moolenaar, John R. (R, MI-2) — cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R, NC-10) — cosponsor
- Fong, Vince (R, CA-20) — cosponsor
- Onder, Robert F. (R, MO-3) — cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R, MT-2) — 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 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | — | HR 833 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION | FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION | $40,000 | HR 833 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | GREGORY BROCK | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | — | H.R.833 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | 2020 STRATEGIES LLC | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | $25,740 | HR 833 |
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · H11100 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-01-31 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (25)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kiley, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Owens, Burgess | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Collins, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Rulli, Michael A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tiffany, Thomas P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Donalds, Byron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hern, Kevin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Feenstra, Randy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Michael R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Yakym, Rudy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Huizenga, Bill | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bice, Stephanie I. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hinson, Ashley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fong, Vince | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Murphy, Gregory F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Harrigan, Pat | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Onder, Robert F. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Downing, Troy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moolenaar, John R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 833 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-01 | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 833 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-01 | FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 833 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-01 | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.833 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Education and Workforce Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | House Ways and Means Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Bice, Stephanie I. (R, house OK-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Feenstra, Randy (R, house IA-4) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Downing, Troy (R, house MT-2) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Huizenga, Bill (R, house MI-4) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Kiley, Kevin (I, house CA-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Murphy, Gregory F. (R, house NC-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Onder, Robert F. (R, house MO-3) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Collins, Mike (R, house GA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Donalds, Byron (R, house FL-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Fong, Vince (R, house CA-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Harrigan, Pat (R, house NC-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Hern, Kevin (R, house OK-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Hinson, Ashley (R, house IA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Moolenaar, John R. (R, house MI-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Owens, Burgess (R, house UT-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Rulli, Michael A. (R, house OH-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Tiffany, Thomas P. (R, house WI-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Turner, Michael R. (R, house OH-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Yakym, Rudy (R, house IN-2) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 732 | $75,323 | $75,323 |
| 2 | FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 3 | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | 2 | $25,740 | 0 | $0 | $25,740 |
| 4 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | none | 0 | $0 | 31 | $4,267 | $4,267 |
| 6 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,700 | $3,700 |
| 7 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 8 | concert croup | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | ward and smith | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | thirdpoint llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 13 | northwell health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 10 | $2,950 | $2,950 |
| 15 | s&f family office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 16 | odin construction solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,330 | $2,330 |
| 17 | state of california | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 18 | carolina breast &oncologic surgery | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | cordary inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | sasco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 21 | aurora | 0 | $0 | 2 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 22 | aaftc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,561 | $1,561 |
| 23 | brownstein, hyatt, forder, schreck | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 24 | regency centers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 25 | canada life re : for the acli ceo even | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
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.
23 predicted yes (4%) · 263 predicted no (48%) · 257 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 20 yes / 0 no / 257 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 3 yes / 0 no
21 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · cosponsor
- Collins, Mike (R · house · GA-10) · cosponsor
- Donalds, Byron (R · house · FL-19) · cosponsor
- Downing, Troy (R · house · MT-2) · cosponsor
- Feenstra, Randy (R · house · IA-4) · cosponsor
- Fong, Vince (R · house · CA-20) · cosponsor
- Harrigan, Pat (R · house · NC-10) · cosponsor
- Hern, Kevin (R · house · OK-1) · cosponsor
- Hinson, Ashley (R · house · IA-2) · cosponsor
- Huizenga, Bill (R · house · MI-4) · cosponsor
- Kiley, Kevin (I · house · CA-3) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- Moolenaar, John R. (R · house · MI-2) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Gregory F. (R · house · NC-3) · cosponsor
- Onder, Robert F. (R · house · MO-3) · cosponsor
- Owens, Burgess (R · house · UT-4) · cosponsor
- Rulli, Michael A. (R · house · OH-6) · cosponsor
- Tiffany, Thomas P. (R · house · WI-7) · cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R · house · OH-10) · cosponsor
- Yakym, Rudy (R · house · IN-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.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Collins, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hinson, Ashley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Huizenga, Bill (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Yakym, Rudy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Feenstra, Randy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Michael R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fong, Vince (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Owens, Burgess (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Downing, Troy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Donalds, Byron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moolenaar, John R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tiffany, Thomas P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Murphy, Gregory F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bice, Stephanie I. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kiley, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Rulli, Michael A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Onder, Robert F. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hern, Kevin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Harrigan, Pat (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (hr 833) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Ways and Means Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Education and Workforce Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN (h.r.833) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION (hr 833) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN (hr 833) · lobbying_bill_mention