S 2481 — Pay Teachers Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D, MA-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 ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION | — | S. 2481 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-07-28 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fetterman, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Warren, Elizabeth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 2481 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | 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 | none | 0 | $0 | 600 | $19,299 | $19,299 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 424 | $12,520 | $12,520 |
| 3 | castle knoll investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | starz | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 132 | $3,466 | $3,466 |
| 6 | synergy financial llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 7 | retired | 0 | $0 | 46 | $1,144 | $1,144 |
| 8 | malican consulting llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,015 | $1,015 |
| 9 | behavioral care solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 10 | professional women photographers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 11 | paramount residential mortgage group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 12 | stanford univ | 0 | $0 | 1 | $110 | $110 |
| 13 | franklin pierce university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 14 | cchs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 15 | primecare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 16 | sunny & abe rosenberg foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 17 | einstein healthcare network | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 18 | ent associates | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 19 | arctic slope research corp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 20 | life support technologies group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 21 | law offices of adam schneider | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 22 | mansmann foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | boston university | 0 | $0 | 2 | $78 | $78 |
| 24 | university of kansas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $78 | $78 |
| 25 | behavior analysis and therapy partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $75 | $75 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D · senate · MA) · 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 Fetterman, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION (s. 2481) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · congress-committee