119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 3, 2026
Empowering Young Readers Act of 2026
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Feb 3, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Education
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No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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7 citations.
FRONT LINE HOSPITAL ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$130,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; support Health Safety-Net Program for high need hospitals; development of improv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRONT LINE HOSPITAL ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$130,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRONT LINE HOSPITAL ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; support Health Safety-Net Program for high need hospitals; development of improv…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRONT LINE HOSPITAL ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEN AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: PEN AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$10,000
Spent on own lobbying
…527, Stop Censoring Military Families Act H.R.7661, Stop the Sexualization of Children Act H.R.7247, Prison Libraries Act of 2026 H.R.7691, Fight Book Bans Act H.R.7327, Empowering Young Readers Act of 2026 H.R.7281, Justice for Shireen Act S.4028, Open Books, Open Doors Act Issues related to censorship at Department of Defens…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRONT LINE HOSPITAL ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 5, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$110,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); transparency issues and modernization related to 340B Drug Discount Program; support Health Safety-Net Fund for high need hospitals; development of improveme…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRONT LINE HOSPITAL ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 5, 2026 · issue area: Medicare/Medicaid
$110,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Advocacy for front line hospitals; statutory recognition of front line hospitals and Medicaid and Medicare funding for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 7327); site neutral legislation affecting front line hospitals.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing