S 1996 — Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Warren, Elizabeth (D, MA-S) — sponsor · 2025-06-09
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-S) — 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 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY | — | S.1996 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | — | S. 1996 |
| 1st Quarter - Amendment | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | — | S.1996 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | — | S.1996 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-06-09 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Booker, Cory A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1996 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1996 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1996 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-06-09 | Warren, Elizabeth | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Warren, Elizabeth (D, senate MA) | sponsor | 3 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | 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 | 4,039 | $224,444 | $224,444 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 279 | $22,273 | $22,273 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 601 | $19,349 | $19,349 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 161 | $14,249 | $14,249 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 82 | $5,387 | $5,387 |
| 6 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | synergy financial llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 8 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 9 | accomplished chimney, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | jacoby and meyers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| 11 | zld realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | mass mutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | mezza luna bistro | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | flagship pioneering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | netjets | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | geosyntec consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | the life initiative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | hmfh architects | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | understanding disruption, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | kti travel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | conn kavanaugh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | george smith partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 23 | u.s. army | 0 | $0 | 2 | $510 | $510 |
| 24 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | equinix | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 260 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Warren, Elizabeth (D · senate · MA) · sponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · 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 Booker, Cory A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY (s.1996) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY (s.1996) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION (s. 1996) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-06-09 · sponsored by Warren, Elizabeth (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Finance Committee · congress-committee