S 269 — Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 119-77.
Sponsors
- 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 | NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL | NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL | — | S.269 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL | NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL | — | S.269 |
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 without amendment favorably.
- — Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6798)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- — Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6798)
- · 14500 — Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- · H15000 — Held at the desk.
- · H14000 — Received in the House.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H634)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H634)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 269.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H634-637)
- · H30300 — Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- · E20000 — Presented to President.
- · 28000 — Presented to President.
- · E40000 — Became Public Law No: 119-77.
- · 36000 — Became Public Law No: 119-77.
- · E30000 — Signed by President.
- · 36000 — Signed by President.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-28 — open
- Engrossed in Senate · 2025-09-19 — open
- Public Law · 2026-02-11 — United States Legislative Markup
- Enrolled Bill — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hassan, Margaret Wood | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.269 | 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 | Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, senate NH) | 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 | 226 | $24,101 | $24,101 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 21 | $3,266 | $3,266 |
| 3 | greenberg & rapp financial group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 4 | the ob-c group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 5 | onedigital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 6 | horan wealth llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 7 | k&l gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 8 | first financial resources, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | dartmouth college | 0 | $0 | 2 | $220 | $220 |
| 10 | addiction recovery services | 0 | $0 | 1 | $125 | $125 |
| 11 | matgias | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 12 | one dow court | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 13 | jsw wine & spirits, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 14 | hartford healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 15 | rejoice music house | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 16 | william & mary greve foundation, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $75 | $75 |
| 17 | harvard university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 18 | bentley by the sea | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 19 | water street bookstore inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 20 | abercrombie & fitch | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 21 | pervasive telecommunications inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 22 | the warren alpert medical school | 0 | $0 | 1 | $40 | $40 |
| 23 | eversource energy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35 | $35 |
| 24 | desales university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $35 | $35 |
| 25 | middough inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $25 | $25 |
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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 262 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D · senate · NH) · 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 Hassan, Margaret Wood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL (s.269) · lobbying_bill_mention