HR 861 — American Music Fairness Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- McClintock, Tom (R, CA-5) — cosponsor
- Chu, Judy (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (7)
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 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | SOUNDEXCHANGE | $110,000 | H.R.861 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | RECORDING ACADEMY (FKA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES) | RECORDING ACADEMY | — | H.R.861 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MATTOON & ASSOCIATES, LLC | IHEARTMEDIA INC | $40,000 | H.R. 861 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA DBA MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA DBA MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | — | HR. 861 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC | IHEARTMEDIA INC | $30,000 | HR 861 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES | CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS | $25,000 | H.R. 861 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC | IHEARTMEDIA INC | $30,000 | HR 861 |
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 · 2025-01-31 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Chu, Judy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Jayapal, Pramila | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McClintock, Tom | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Friedman, Laura | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | RECORDING ACADEMY | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.861 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA DBA MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR. 861 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOUNDEXCHANGE | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.861 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 861 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | IHEARTMEDIA INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 861 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | IHEARTMEDIA INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R. 861 | 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 | Jayapal, Pramila (D, house WA-7) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Chu, Judy (D, house CA-28) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | McClintock, Tom (R, house CA-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Friedman, Laura (D, house CA-30) | 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 | SOUNDEXCHANGE | 1 | $110,000 | 0 | $0 | $110,000 |
| 2 | IHEARTMEDIA INC | 3 | $100,000 | 0 | $0 | $100,000 |
| 3 | CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS | 1 | $25,000 | 0 | $0 | $25,000 |
| 4 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 139 | $15,812 | $15,812 |
| 5 | none | 0 | $0 | 4 | $8,550 | $8,550 |
| 6 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 12 | $5,551 | $5,551 |
| 8 | quinn emanuel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | na | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | lihui lo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 11 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2,310 | $2,310 |
| 12 | rossi roma | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 13 | spacelink usa inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 14 | iw group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 15 | self | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 16 | yitong investment inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,750 |
| 17 | the pines resort bass lake.com | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 18 | chen's chinese medicine | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| 19 | hospitality fx | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | kabafusion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | san gabriel valley water company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 22 | google inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $600 | $600 |
| 23 | applovin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | epic level | 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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Chu, Judy (D · house · CA-28) · cosponsor
- Friedman, Laura (D · house · CA-30) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- McClintock, Tom (R · house · CA-5) · 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 Chu, Judy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Friedman, Laura (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McClintock, Tom (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by IHEARTMEDIA INC (h.r. 861) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by IHEARTMEDIA INC (hr 861) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS (h.r. 861) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by RECORDING ACADEMY (h.r.861) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOUNDEXCHANGE (h.r.861) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA DBA MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS (hr. 861) · lobbying_bill_mention