S 1498 — Halting Ownership and Non-Ethical Stock Transactions (HONEST) Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.
Sponsors
- Hawley, Josh (R, MO-S) — sponsor · 2025-04-28
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, NV-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. | CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. | — | S.1498 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COMMON CAUSE | COMMON CAUSE | — | S 1498 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.
- — Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- · 14000 — Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Text versions
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Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cortez Masto, Catherine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | COMMON CAUSE | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 1498 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1498 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-04-28 | Hawley, Josh | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Hawley, Josh (R, senate MO) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, senate NV) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 234 | $10,712 | $10,712 |
| 2 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 3 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 4 | public strategies washington | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 5 | westpac welath | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 6 | none | 0 | $0 | 38 | $1,422 | $1,422 |
| 7 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 35 | $1,263 | $1,263 |
| 8 | mm coastal wealth | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $524 | $524 |
| 10 | massmutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | weis law group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 12 | nasa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 13 | teichert foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $125 | $125 |
| 14 | smh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $112 | $112 |
| 15 | unemployed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 16 | premier financial planning inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 17 | audubon | 0 | $0 | 1 | $62 | $62 |
| 18 | heliqwest | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 19 | tremco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 20 | baker hughes | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 21 | dana-farber | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 22 | matgias, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 23 | verita llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 24 | msa | 0 | $0 | 1 | $49 | $49 |
| 25 | equitable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $40 | $40 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hawley, Josh (R · senate · MO) · sponsor
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D · senate · NV) · cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · 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 Moreno, Bernie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cortez Masto, Catherine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER, INC. (s.1498) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMMON CAUSE (s 1498) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-04-28 · sponsored by Hawley, Josh (sponsor) · sponsorship