MERIT Act
Sponsored by LaMonica McIver DDemocrat, 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
108 cosponsors.
| Member | Joined |
|---|---|
| Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Dina Titus DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Juan Vargas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Valerie P. Foushee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Shri Thanedar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Ro Khanna DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| John W. Mannion DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Adam Smith DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Rashida Tlaib DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Robert Garcia DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jill N. Tokuda DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Rep. Turner, Sylvester [D-TX-18] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Greg Landsman DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Suzanne Bonamici DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Nydia M. Velázquez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Yassamin Ansari DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Glenn Ivey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Troy A. Carter DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Danny K. Davis DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Bennie G. Thompson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Lateefah Simon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jimmy Panetta DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jasmine Crockett DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| André Carson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Dwight Evans DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Ayanna Pressley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Delia C. Ramirez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Betty McCollum DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Timothy M. Kennedy DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Shontel M. Brown DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Mark Pocan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Lauren Underwood DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Steve Cohen DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Emanuel Cleaver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Grace Meng DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Gregory W. Meeks DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Paul Tonko DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| James P. McGovern DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Summer L. Lee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Nikema Williams DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Johnny Olszewski, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Yvette D. Clarke DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Alma S. Adams DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Mary Gay Scanlon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Madeleine Dean DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Norma J. Torres DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Wesley Bell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| George Latimer DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Adriano Espaillat DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Lori Trahan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Frederica S. Wilson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Pablo José Hernández DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Judy Chu DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Robin L. Kelly DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Pramila Jayapal DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Maxine Waters DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Brittany Pettersen DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Cleo Fields DDemocratOriginal cosponsor | |
| Suzan K. DelBene DDemocrat | |
| Veronica Escobar DDemocrat | |
| Stephen F. Lynch DDemocrat | |
| J. Luis Correa DDemocrat | |
| Darren Soto DDemocrat | |
| Jahana Hayes DDemocrat | |
| Lizzie Fletcher DDemocrat | |
| Daniel S. Goldman DDemocrat | |
| Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocrat | |
| Deborah K. Ross DDemocrat | |
| Eric Sorensen DDemocrat | |
| Stacey E. Plaskett DDemocrat | |
| Jerrold Nadler DDemocrat | |
| Brendan F. Boyle DDemocrat | |
| Julie Johnson DDemocrat | |
| Robert Menendez DDemocrat | |
| Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] DDemocrat | |
| Mark DeSaulnier DDemocrat | |
| Greg Stanton DDemocrat | |
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. DDemocrat | |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez DDemocrat | |
| Shomari Figures DDemocrat | |
| Terri A. Sewell DDemocrat | |
| Debbie Dingell DDemocrat | |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. DDemocrat | |
| Mike Quigley DDemocrat | |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocrat | |
| Joe Neguse DDemocrat | |
| Sarah Elfreth DDemocrat | |
| Suhas Subramanyam DDemocrat | |
| Emily Randall DDemocrat | |
| Melanie A. Stansbury DDemocrat | |
| Ted Lieu DDemocrat | |
| Kweisi Mfume DDemocrat | |
| Diana DeGette DDemocrat | |
| Jared Huffman DDemocrat | |
| Haley M. Stevens DDemocrat |
Text
| Version | Date | Our copy |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced in House | Not checked yetThe official file |
Actions
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House
- Introduced in House
Committees
- Ways and Means Committee (House)Referred To, March 4, 2025
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)Referred To, March 4, 2025
Hearings
We hold hearing records only for bills that became law.
Who lobbied on this bill
Confirmed from the official record1 lobbying report name H.R. 1835, for 1 client.
| Client | Registrant | Amount for the whole quarter | Lobbyists named for this issue | Filed | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES | ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESSecond quarter of 2026 | $821,438reported as expenses |
| 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. 1835
Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors
No contribution report we hold ties a lobbyist or firm on these reports to the sponsor or a cosponsor.
Contribution reports are read for 3 of the 109 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.