S 3257 — Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-11-20
Latest action: — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsors
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R, AK-S) — cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (7)
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 | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) | — | S.3257 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION | REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION | — | S. 3257 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION | NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION | — | S.3257 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION | AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION | — | S.3257 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION | $50,000 | S. 3257 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MCCARTHY ADVANCED CONSULTING LLC | NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS | $40,000 | S. 3257 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION | — | S.3257 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-11-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (12)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hickenlooper, John W. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kim, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wyden, Ron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sullivan, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3257 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3257 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 3257 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 3257 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3257 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.3257 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 3257 | 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 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Sullivan, Dan (R, senate AK) | 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 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 2 | NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 3 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 426 | $35,315 | $35,315 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 51 | $17,840 | $17,840 |
| 5 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 46 | $7,467 | $7,467 |
| 7 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | goldbug | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | mit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | freeport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 11 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 12 | ubs financial services, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 13 | sutter hill ventures | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 14 | us government | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 15 | self | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2,060 | $2,060 |
| 16 | jp morgan | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 17 | steren electronics international, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | brownstein hyatt farber schreck | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | neale creek, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | none | 0 | $0 | 40 | $1,772 | $1,772 |
| 21 | arctic slope regional corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 22 | north pacific seafoods inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | kl gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | debevoise & plimpton | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | bhfs | 0 | $0 | 2 | $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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 3 yes / 0 no / 260 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R · senate · AK) · cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · 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 Sullivan, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moreno, Bernie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wyden, Ron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kim, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hickenlooper, John W. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS (s. 3257) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION (s. 3257) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION (s.3257) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS' ASSOCIATION (s.3257) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION (s.3257) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOT ASSOCIATION (s. 3257) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) (s.3257) · lobbying_bill_mention