House bill seeks $140,000 H-1B wage floor
The bill, H.R. 10799, was introduced on October 13 by Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. It has no cosponsors yet.
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The bill, H.R. 10799, was introduced on October 13 by Rep. Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. It has no cosponsors yet.
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The bill, H.R. 10799, was introduced on October 13 by Republican Representative Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
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More in Methodology| Outcome | TruthIndex™ | Polymarket | Kalshi | Spread | 24h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGlenn Grothman | 92.6% | 92.5% | 92.7% | 0.2 pts | – | |
| DBrad Smith | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 0.1 pts | – |
Brad Smith, a Democrat and businessman, is his party's nominee for Wisconsin's 6th congressional district in 2026, challenging Republican incumbent Glenn Grothman after narrowly winning the Democratic primary.
Glenn Grothman, a Republican who has represented Wisconsin's 6th congressional district since 2015, is seeking reelection in 2026 against Democrat Brad Smith, a businessman who narrowly won his party's primary.
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Wisconsin's 6th District margin of victory
| Grothman, 2+ pts | 90.4% | |
| Grothman, 5+ pts | 82.0% | |
| Grothman, 8+ pts | 69.0% | |
| Grothman, 11+ pts | 55.0% | |
| Grothman, 14+ pts | 40.0% | |
| Grothman, 17+ pts | 27.0% | |
| Grothman, 20+ pts | 16.0% | |
| Grothman, 23+ pts | 7.6% | |
| Grothman, 26+ pts | 4.1% |
WI-06 House Election Margin of Victory
| Democrat Wins | 3.0% | |
| Republican 0-5% | – | |
| Republican 5-10% | 24.5% | |
| Republican 10-15% | 23.5% | |
| Republican 15-20% | 15.3% | |
| Republican 20-25% | – | |
| Republican 25-30% | – | |
| Republican 30%+ | 3.4% |
Prices which party wins.
Glenn Grothman: Counted · bid 92.0% / ask 93.0% · $4.1K within 5 pts
This market will resolve according to the party of the candidate who wins the WI-06 congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. The midterm elections will take place on November 3, 2026. A candidate's party will be determined by their ballot-listed or otherwise identifiable affiliation with that party at the time all of the 2026 House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. A candidate without a ballot-listed affiliation to either the Democrat or Republican parties will be considered a member of one of these parties based on the party with which they most recently expressed their intent to caucus at the time all of the House elections are conclusively called by this market's resolution sources. This market will resolve based on the result of the election as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the United States government, specifically the Federal Election Commission (https://www.fec.gov/).
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Glenn Grothman: Counted · bid 91.9% / ask 93.4% · $2.4K within 5 pts
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If the House member sworn in for WI-06 for the term beginning in 2027 is a member of the Republican Party, then the market resolves to Yes.
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