S 1075 — MERIT Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
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 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | S. 1075 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-03-14 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Van Hollen, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1075 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Finance Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
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 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 2 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 25 | $3,155 | $3,155 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 4 | $2,068 | $2,068 |
| 5 | actumllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | actum llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 7 | aura astronomy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | mindset | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | intuitive machines | 0 | $0 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
| 10 | lifebridge health | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | clark hill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 12 | national network to end domestic viole | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 13 | george washington university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 14 | maryland citizens health initiative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 15 | none | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 16 | national institutes of health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $50 | $50 |
| 17 | constellation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 18 | st. mary's church | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 19 | dept of va | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 20 | washington national cathedral | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
| 21 | fti consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $12 | $12 |
| 22 | montgomery county md | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 23 | current newspaper | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
| 24 | priscilla campbell cpa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10 | $10 |
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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 262 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · 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 Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION (s. 1075) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Finance Committee · congress-committee