HR 2353 — Safer Skies Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Sponsors
- Valadao, David G. (R, CA-22) — cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D, NJ-8) — cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R, NY-17) — cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R, NY-1) — cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, MI-8) — cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R, OH-10) — cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D, NC-1) — cosponsor
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R, OK-5) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D, TX-32) — cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, NY-26) — cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D, MI-13) — cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R, TX-12) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | $80,000 | H.R.2353 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION | $50,000 | HR 2353 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC | NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS | $40,000 | HR 2353 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PENN AVENUE PARTNERS | AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. | $200,000 | H.R.2353 |
Action timeline
- — Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- · H11100 — Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
- · Intro-H — Introduced in House
- · 1000 — Introduced in House
Text versions
- Introduced in House · 2025-03-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (16)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Menendez, Robert | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | LaLota, Nick | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | McDonald Rivet, Kristen | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Valadao, David G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Lawler, Michael | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Davis, Donald G. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kennedy, Timothy M. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Turner, Michael R. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Bice, Stephanie I. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Johnson, Julie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Thanedar, Shri | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Goldman, Craig A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 2353 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.2353 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | lobbies_on_bill | — | H.R.2353 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS | lobbies_on_bill | — | HR 2353 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis, Donald G. (D, house NC-1) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Kennedy, Timothy M. (D, house NY-26) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Bice, Stephanie I. (R, house OK-5) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Goldman, Craig A. (R, house TX-12) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Lawler, Michael (R, house NY-17) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Valadao, David G. (R, house CA-22) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Johnson, Julie (D, house TX-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | LaLota, Nick (R, house NY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D, house MI-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Menendez, Robert (D, house NJ-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Thanedar, Shri (D, house MI-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Turner, Michael R. (R, house OH-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | $0 | $200,000 |
| 2 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES | 1 | $80,000 | 0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 116 | $60,840 | $60,840 |
| 4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 5 | NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 6 | sorensen gross | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 7 | retired | 0 | $0 | 39 | $8,893 | $8,893 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 18 | $7,776 | $7,776 |
| 9 | dragonfly | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | buffalo geothermal heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | castle harlan, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 13 | gramercy group inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 14 | cleancapital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,175 | $5,175 |
| 15 | rusiniak's service, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | symphony property management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | berenson partners, llc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,643 | $3,643 |
| 18 | reger holdings, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | ohio machinery co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | method security | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | ciminelli real estate corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | dow | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 24 | hsk consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 25 | third point llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
12 predicted yes (2%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 528 unknown (97%)
By party: · R: 6 yes / 0 no / 271 unknown · D: 6 yes / 0 no / 257 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
12 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · cosponsor
- Davis, Donald G. (D · house · NC-1) · cosponsor
- Goldman, Craig A. (R · house · TX-12) · cosponsor
- Johnson, Julie (D · house · TX-32) · cosponsor
- Kennedy, Timothy M. (D · house · NY-26) · cosponsor
- LaLota, Nick (R · house · NY-1) · cosponsor
- Lawler, Michael (R · house · NY-17) · cosponsor
- McDonald Rivet, Kristen (D · house · MI-8) · cosponsor
- Menendez, Robert (D · house · NJ-8) · cosponsor
- Thanedar, Shri (D · house · MI-13) · cosponsor
- Turner, Michael R. (R · house · OH-10) · cosponsor
- Valadao, David G. (R · house · CA-22) · cosponsor
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Davis, Donald G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Lawler, Michael (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Thanedar, Shri (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Bice, Stephanie I. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kennedy, Timothy M. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McDonald Rivet, Kristen (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Johnson, Julie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Goldman, Craig A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Valadao, David G. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Menendez, Robert (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by LaLota, Nick (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Turner, Michael R. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (h.r.2353) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION (hr 2353) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (h.r.2353) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS (hr 2353) · lobbying_bill_mention