HR 8863 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Sponsors
- Scott, Austin (R, GA-8) — sponsor · 2026-05-15
- McGovern, James P. (D, MA-2) — cosponsor · 2026-05-15
Action timeline
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2026-05-15 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Scott, Austin | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-05-15 | McGovern, James P. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Scott, Austin (R, house GA-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | McGovern, James P. (D, house MA-2) | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 7 | $6,570 | $6,570 |
| 2 | daniel defense | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | h2 capital, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,770 | $1,770 |
| 5 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 22 | $1,580 | $1,580 |
| 6 | mercer university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 7 | cassidy & associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | ww investment group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | bowen farming ent | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | harbinger strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
| 12 | retired | 0 | $0 | 6 | $673 | $673 |
| 13 | reynolds, horne & survant | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | mass association of health plans | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 15 | cassidy & assoc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 16 | fed ll | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 17 | kumon math and reading center | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 18 | turner construction management llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 19 | avia consulting inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 20 | dr. brien hedstrom | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 21 | coghlin electrical contractors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 22 | workers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | mass teachers associstion | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 24 | umass dartmouth | 0 | $0 | 1 | $61 | $61 |
| 25 | none - retired | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
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%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Scott, Austin (R · house · GA-8) · sponsor
- McGovern, James P. (D · house · MA-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.
- 2026-05-15 · cosponsored by McGovern, James P. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-15 · sponsored by Scott, Austin (sponsor) · sponsorship