Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 2534

Paying a Fair Share Act of 2025

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Brendan F. Boyle DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Taxation.

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Cosponsors

2 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Ro Khanna DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  2. Introduced in House
  3. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Ways and Means Committee (House)Referred To, April 1, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

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1 lobbying report name H.R. 2534, for 1 client.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 2534
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
GRINDR LLCGRINDR LLCThird quarter of 2026$522,500reported as expenses
  • JOSEPH HACKFormer position, as reported: Communications Director/DCOS/COS - Sen. Deb Fischer; Press Secretary/Communications Director - Sen. Jon Kyl; Coalitions Coordinator, Press Secretary, Leg. Asst. - Rep. J Randy Forbes; Staff Asst.- Sen. George Voinovich;Intern - Sen. Bill Frist
  • MICHAEL VAZQUEZFormer position, as reported: Senior Communications Analyst, Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, USAID
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Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q3). 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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