Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 151

Equal Representation Act of 2025

Reported by committeeConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Chuck Edwards RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Government Operations and Politics.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

66 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Warren Davidson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Aaron Bean RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
David Rouzer RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Troy E. Nehls RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Collins RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Kat Cammack RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Harriet M. Hageman RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Clay Higgins RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Bost RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Gary J. Palmer RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Erin Houchin RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Michael Guest RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Max L. Miller RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Scott Fitzgerald RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Barry Moore RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John W. Rose RRepublican
Adrian Smith RRepublican
Ashley Hinson RRepublican
Brad Knott RRepublican
Troy Downing RRepublican
Christopher H. Smith RRepublican
Dan Crenshaw RRepublican
Julie Fedorchak RRepublican
Darrell Issa RRepublican
Mary E. Miller RRepublican
Joe Wilson RRepublican
Diana Harshbarger RRepublican
Mark Alford RRepublican
Rick W. Allen RRepublican
Josh Brecheen RRepublican
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] RRepublican
Glenn Grothman RRepublican
Thomas P. Tiffany RRepublican
Ron Estes RRepublican
Marlin A. Stutzman RRepublican
Mark B. Messmer RRepublican
Russell Fry RRepublican
Ben Cline RRepublican
Scott Franklin RRepublican
Ralph Norman RRepublican
Mike Ezell RRepublican
Mark Harris RRepublican
Pat Fallon RRepublican
Neal P. Dunn RRepublican
Brian Babin RRepublican
Randy K. Weber, Sr. RRepublican
Tom Cole RRepublican
Claudia Tenney RRepublican
Michael Baumgartner RRepublican
Sheri Biggs RRepublican
Brandon Gill RRepublican
Cory Mills RRepublican
Laurel M. Lee RRepublican
Nicholas J. Begich III RRepublican
Beth Van Duyne RRepublican
Tom McClintock RRepublican
David J. Taylor RRepublican
Nicholas A. Langworthy RRepublican
Richard McCormick RRepublican
Brad Finstad RRepublican
Tracey Mann RRepublican
Tony Wied RRepublican
Keith Self RRepublican
Nancy Mace RRepublican
Byron Donalds RRepublican

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Actions

  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.
  2. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
  3. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-619.
  4. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 19.
  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E21)
  7. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  8. Introduced in House
  9. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)Reported By, April 21, 2026; Markup By, December 2, 2025; Referred To, January 3, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

2 lobbying reports name H.R. 151, for 2 clients.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 151
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.Second quarter of 2026$80,000reported as expenses
  • JESSICA CAPPARELL
  • CELINA STEWART
  • KRISTEN KERN
  • REBECCA ANNE GOLDMAN
  • MARCIA JOHNSON
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FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORMFEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORMSecond quarter of 2026$42,000reported as expenses
  • JOE CHATHAMFormer position, as reported: Chief Counsel, Rep. Ken Buck
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, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 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. 151

Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

Contribution reports: Not checked yet.

Contribution reports are read for 0 of the 67 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.

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