S 1196 — Special Government Employees Transparency Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- Warren, Elizabeth (D, MA-S) — cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, NV-S) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-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 | COMMON CAUSE | COMMON CAUSE | — | S 1196 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-03-27 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wyden, Ron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Warren, Elizabeth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cortez Masto, Catherine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMMON CAUSE | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 1196 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 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 | Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, senate NV) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Warren, Elizabeth (D, senate MA) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Kelly, Mark (D, senate AZ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 2,951 | $141,057 | $141,057 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 289 | $22,423 | $22,423 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 601 | $19,349 | $19,349 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 83 | $5,637 | $5,637 |
| 5 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 6 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | public strategies washington | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | synergy financial llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 9 | westpac welath | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 10 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 35 | $1,263 | $1,263 |
| 11 | netjets | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | kl gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | geosyntec consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | flagship pioneering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | understanding disruption, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | mm coastal wealth | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | tempe dodge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | innoscience america, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | u.s. bureauniversity of land mgt | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | grossman company properties | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | cox communications | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | massmutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | oracle | 0 | $0 | 4 | $316 | $316 |
| 25 | canaveral pilots association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D · senate · NV) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D · senate · MA) · cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · 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 Warren, Elizabeth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wyden, Ron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cortez Masto, Catherine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMMON CAUSE (s 1196) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · congress-committee