HRES 255 — Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of Representatives any record created on or after January 20, 2025, under the control of the President or the Secretary, respectively, relating to strikes on the Houthis in Yemen and the disclosure of confidential information to a journalist on the Signal application.
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-26
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sponsors (4)
- Bera, Ami (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D, WA-7) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
Action timeline (3)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- · H11100 — Submitted in House
- · 1025 — Submitted in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-26 — open
Bill text (extracted)
Amendments
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Connected on the graph
5 typed relationships in the influence graph — 4 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (4)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Bera, Ami | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Jayapal, Pramila | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Johnson, Julie | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Foreign Affairs Committee | — | congress-committee |
Who matters on this bill
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 | 4 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Bera, Ami (D, house CA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, house FL-20) | 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 | 1,188 | $1,026,727 | $1,026,727 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 112 | $217,803 | $217,803 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 97 | $84,396 | $84,396 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 61 | $66,556 | $66,556 |
| 5 | none | 0 | $0 | 44 | $55,730 | $55,730 |
| 6 | retired | 0 | $0 | 22 | $15,505 | $15,505 |
| 7 | the commerce company | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 8 | hca florida healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| 9 | bluenest development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| 10 | prism health north texas | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,750 | $10,750 |
| 11 | click n' close inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 12 | witherite law group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 13 | regina t. montoya pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 14 | mtinc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 15 | irving cvb | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| 16 | tiber creek group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| 17 | msc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 18 | western health advantage | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 19 | intrafi | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | fso | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | mark parker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | hollis public affairs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | cisco systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | frbny | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | david skinner | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
Stance (positions taken)
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%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · cosponsor
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Jayapal, Pramila (D · house · WA-7) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
Timeline
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; the inline strip under the row shows the counterpart's own context (a bill's latest action, a hearing's chamber + date, a filing's form type + filed date, a clip's source + excerpt) so the timeline reads like a Wikipedia citation rail.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bera, Ami (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Jayapal, Pramila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee · congress-committee