S 2309 — Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-07-16
Latest action: — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsors
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R, NE-S) — cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, NH-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 | ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) | ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) | — | S. 2309 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | S. 2309 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-07-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ricketts, Pete | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sheehy, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hassan, Margaret Wood | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 2309 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 2309 | 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 | Ricketts, Pete (R, senate NE) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, senate NH) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Sheehy, Tim (R, senate MT) | 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 | 226 | $24,101 | $24,101 |
| 2 | pearson & associates | 0 | $0 | 14 | $16,303 | $16,303 |
| 3 | u.s. travel association | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,181 | $13,181 |
| 4 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 5 | herman dinklage inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | csi aviation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | quick trip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 11 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 21 | $3,266 | $3,266 |
| 12 | retired | 0 | $0 | 21 | $2,787 | $2,787 |
| 13 | shore to summit wealth management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,602 | $2,602 |
| 14 | miller strategies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 15 | tamaroff mts | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | eaton steel bar company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 17 | premier realty michigan, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | holtzman vogel, pllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| 19 | greenberg & rapp financial group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 20 | imperative execution inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 21 | rdo equipment co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,041 | $1,041 |
| 22 | associated dermatologist | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | detroit venture partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | onedigital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | gardner white | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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)
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D · senate · NH) · cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R · senate · NE) · cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R · senate · MT) · 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 Sheehy, Tim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Ricketts, Pete (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hassan, Margaret Wood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.) (s. 2309) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (s. 2309) · lobbying_bill_mention