HRES 720 — Expressing support for the designation of September 2025 as "African Diaspora Heritage Month".
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-09-16
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsors (2)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D, FL-20) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D, IL-2) — cosponsor
Action timeline (3)
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- · H11100 — Submitted in House
- · 1025 — Submitted in House
Text versions (1)
- Introduced in House · 2025-09-16 — open
Bill text (extracted)
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 2 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Kelly, Robin L. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | → | House Oversight and Government Reform 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 | Kelly, Robin L. (D, house IL-2) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 32 | $37,250 | $37,250 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 25 | $25,669 | $25,669 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 33 | $23,759 | $23,759 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 22 | $22,816 | $22,816 |
| 5 | hca florida healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| 6 | bluenest development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| 7 | msc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| 8 | irell & manella llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | ariel investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | smith lacien llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | newsweb corp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | hollis public affairs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | supreme solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 14 | carnival corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 15 | aidar | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $4,750 | $4,750 |
| 17 | mesirow financial | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,017 | $4,017 |
| 18 | florida crystals | 0 | $0 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 19 | cleveland avenue | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | sankofa realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | singleton shreiber llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | carnival cruise lines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | cook county assessor's office | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | ottinot law | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (D · house · FL-20) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Robin L. (D · house · IL-2) · cosponsor
Timeline
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- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Robin L. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee · congress-committee