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HR 139

119th Congress

Latest action 2026-07-15: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

This bill number also appears in other loaded Congresses: 118th, 117th, 116th, 115th, 114th, 113th, 112th, 111th, 110th, 109th, 108th (bill numbers are reused each Congress, so these are different bills).

Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 bill

introduced
2025-01-03
policy area
Science, Technology, Communications (hardware_devices, internet_platforms, semiconductors, software, telecom)
cosponsors
35
lobbying filings citing it
36
money facing its subject
the record
congress.gov
2 CRS legislative subjects, as written

State and local government operations, Time and calendar

Actions: 12 on the record

The record's own timeline, word for word, newest first. An action that names a committee links to it.

datetypeaction, as writtencommittee
2025-01-03 IntroReferral Introduced in House
2025-01-03 IntroReferral Introduced in House
2025-01-03 IntroReferral Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Committee on Energy and Commerce
2026-07-13 Floor Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1423 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237 and H.R. 1181. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181 under a closed rule, and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule with one hour of debate and one motion to reconsider on each bill.
2026-07-14 Floor Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1423. (consideration: CR H4445-4452)
2026-07-14 Floor Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237 and H.R. 1181. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181 under a closed rule, and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule with one hour of debate and one motion to reconsider on each bill.
2026-07-14 Floor DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 139.
2026-07-14 Floor The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2026-07-14 Floor Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238).
2026-07-14 Floor On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 308 - 117 (Roll no. 238). (consideration: CR H4445-4446)
2026-07-14 Floor Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-07-15 IntroReferral Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Cosponsors: 35 (1 later withdrawn, kept and marked)

In order of signing; an original cosponsor signed on introduction day. A withdrawal stays on the record, marked, never deleted.

memberpartystatesigned
Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican PA 2025-01-09
Dale W. Strong Republican AL 2025-01-09
Daniel Webster Republican FL 2025-01-09
Ryan Mackenzie Republican PA 2025-01-09
Dan Newhouse Republican WA 2025-02-04 withdrawn
Daniel Meuser Republican PA 2025-02-04
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Republican GA 2025-02-04
Eric Burlison Republican MO 2025-02-04
Maria Elvira Salazar Republican FL 2025-02-04
Stephanie I. Bice Republican OK 2025-02-04
Warren Davidson Republican OH 2025-02-04
John H. Rutherford Republican FL 2025-02-05
Richard McCormick Republican GA 2025-02-05
Cory Mills Republican FL 2025-02-14
Laurel M. Lee Republican FL 2025-02-25
Mike Haridopolos Republican FL 2025-02-25
Aaron Bean Republican FL 2025-03-05
Lauren Boebert Republican CO 2025-03-05
Mike Ezell Republican MS 2025-03-05
Nancy Mace Republican SC 2025-03-05
Barry Moore Republican AL 2025-03-18
Anna Paulina Luna Republican FL 2025-04-17
Jay Obernolte Republican CA 2025-04-17
Erin Houchin Republican IN 2025-04-24
Tom Barrett Republican MI 2025-07-14
David Rouzer Republican NC 2025-08-26
Jared F. Golden Democrat ME 2025-09-23
Thomas R. Suozzi Democrat NY 2025-10-03
Pete Sessions Republican TX 2025-10-14
Darren Soto Democrat FL 2025-11-19
Ken Calvert Republican CA 2025-12-15
Barry Loudermilk Republican GA 2026-03-27
Abraham J. Hamadeh Republican AZ 2026-06-08
Young Kim Republican CA 2026-06-10
Jimmy Patronis Republican FL 2026-07-14

Lobbying: 36 filings cite this bill

Filings whose specific-issues text cites the bill, as the filers typed it ("H.R. 139", "H.R.139"). The LDA does not disclose positions on a bill (support or oppose), so none appear here; a filing is attributed to a Congress by its filing year. Counts, never dollars. ‡ lobbying estimates

Money facing this bill

A giver's face is the list of subjects its organization lobbies Congress on, read from its own lobbying reports and spread by how often each subject comes up; a gift from someone who works there is spread the same way.

$231k

measureMoney facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3

subjectScience, Technology, Communications

members counted35

members with a candidacy in 202634

this row as datathe stored row

from individual donors whose organizations lobby on Science, Technology, Communications, the bill's policy area, reached the 35 members who sponsor or cosponsor it, in the 2026 cycle, more than 88% of Science, Technology, Communications bills. From PACs whose sponsors lobby on it: $628k, counted separately.

This is money tied to the bill's subject, not money given for or against the bill. It shows what an organization lobbies on, not what position it takes, and no gift is tied to a bill.

The members it reached, and who gave it

The organizations are each member's three largest on this subject. A group of organizations is shown by name only after a person has reviewed it.

Lobbying clients that named this bill in their filings
ClientFilingsIts face on Science, Technology, Communications
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) 6
18%

what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS 6
65%

what it isthe share of this client's lobbying activity on the subject

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES 6
9%

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REAL ESTATE ROUNDTABLE 6
6%

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SALEM MEDIA GROUP 6
78%

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PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU 5
4%

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PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 1
14%

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Money facing a bill's subject that reached its sponsors, version 3 · ‡ self-reported text ‡ small donors invisible ‡ lobbying estimates

Votes: 1 roll call tied to this bill by the chambers' own documents

Tallies are the chambers' own published numbers. ‡ votes, not motives

datechamberquestionresultyeasnaysrecord
2026-07-14 house On Passage Passed 308 117 the chamber's document

Coverage: bills are loaded for Congresses 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119. We have not collected a Congress missing from that list, so its bills do not show here even though they exist. Lobbying citations cover the LDA years we collected; votes cover the loaded roll-call files. ‡ correlation, not purchase ‡ lobbying estimates ‡ votes, not motives