Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 1399

Prior Approval Reform Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Mark E. Amodei RRepublican, introduced February 18, 2025. Policy area, as Congress files it: Government Operations and Politics.

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Cosponsors

2 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
Member	Joined
Scott DesJarlais RRepublican	September 30, 2025
Ron Estes RRepublican	September 14, 2026

Text

Versions of the text
Version	Date	Our copy
Introduced in House	February 18, 2025	Read our copyThe official file

Actions

February 18, 2025Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
February 18, 2025Introduced in House
February 18, 2025Introduced in House

Committees

Committee on House Administration (House)Referred To, February 18, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

7 lobbying reports name H.R. 1399, for 6 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 1399
Client	Registrant	Amount for the whole quarter	Lobbyists named for this issue	Filed	Report
COMMON CAUSE	COMMON CAUSESecond quarter of 2026	$30,000reported as expenses	VIRGINIA KASE SOLOMON OMAR NOURELDIN PRESTON MITCHUM	July 22, 2026	Open the report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES (NABPAC)	FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLCSecond quarter of 2026	$30,000reported as income	PAUL BRATHWAITEFormer position, as reported: Executive Director, Congressional Black Caucus; Deputy Assistant Secretary, ESA, Department of Labor; Chief of Staff, ESA, Department of Labor; Special Assistant, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor. VEN NERALLAFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Andy Levin; Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal; Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee; Legislative Assistant, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio; Senior Advisor, USDA; OPP; and MCC. STACEY LEAVANDOSKYFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren; Senior Advisor, Committee on Science, Space & Technology; Senior Advisor, Committee on House Administration; Executive Director, California Democratic Congressional Delegation KAADE WALLACEFormer position, as reported: Legislative Correspondent, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar; Staff Assistant, U.S. Representative Betty McCollum	July 20, 2026	Open the report
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION	NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$1,191,000reported as expenses	IVETTE E RIVERA PAUL METREY	July 20, 2026	Open the report
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION	NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONSecond quarter of 2026	$650,000reported as expenses	PETER FERRELL	July 20, 2026	Open the report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES (NABPAC)	ATLAS CROSSING LLCSecond quarter of 2026	$30,000reported as income	SEAN JOYCEFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff, Congressman Patrick McHenry; Legislative Director, Congressman Shuster; Communications Director, Congressman Shuster; Military Legislative Advisor, Congressman Shuster; Senior Legislative Advisor, Congressman Shuster ALEXIS OBERGFormer position, as reported: Policy Aide, Office of Governor Nathan Deal CHRISTOPHER W EDDOWESFormer position, as reported: Senior Policy Advisor, Congressman Lloyd Smucker ALEX BOLTONFormer position, as reported: Chief of Staff, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis ROBERT PARMITERFormer position, as reported: Chief Counsel/Senior Counsel/Counsel, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, & Homeland Security; Staff Asst., House Judiciary Committee BOBBY CORNETTFormer position, as reported: Head of Legislative Affairs, Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Department of Defense; Deputy Chief of Staff, Congressman Trent Franks	July 20, 2026	Open the report
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INC	ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.Second quarter of 2026	$700,000reported as expenses	KRISTEN SWEARINGEN YORK MICHAEL BELLAMAN KAREN J LIVINGSTON VANCE WALTER MICHAEL FREDERIC ALTMAN CHRISTOPHER VAUGHAN JOSHUA LEONARD	July 20, 2026	Open the report
INTERNATIONAL PAPER	INTERNATIONAL PAPERSecond quarter of 2026	$310,000reported as expenses	MEAGHAN KILLION JOYCE	July 14, 2026	Open the report

A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, as the filer printed it. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 1 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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All saved lobbying reports that name H.R. 1399

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

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Contribution reports are read for 0 of the 3 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.