H.R. 2181 · House · Introduced Mar 18, 2025

Protect Our Watchdogs Act of 2025

Sponsored by Gerald E. Connolly

  1. INTRODUCED
  2. COMMITTEE
    Sep 8, 2025
  3. PASSED HOUSE
  4. SENATE
  5. LAW

In committee. Latest action on Sep 8, 2025: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Bell asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2181, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. It has and 4 recorded actions, and 1 organizations cited it in Q2 2026 lobbying disclosures.

Recent actions

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Sep 8, 2025 · House floor actions

ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Bell asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2181, a bill originally introduced by Representative Connolly, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Mar 18, 2025 · Library of Congress

Introduced in House

Mar 18, 2025 · Library of Congress

Introduced in House

Mar 18, 2025 · House floor actions

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Reported lobbying

1
organizations cited H.R. 2181 in a lobbying disclosure
Q2 2026 · the most recent completed reporting period you can see
OrganizationFiled byTotal Q2 2026 lobbying
Common CauseIn-house$30,000

These totals are not spending on this bill. Lobbying is reported per filing, not per issue — each figure is everything the organization reported for the period, across every bill and agency it named. Read it as scale of presence.

Latest activity

July 2026
Lobbying reported · Common Cause · Jul 22
Common Cause reported 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) lobbying for Common Cause — $30,000
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