S 326 — American Music Fairness Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (6)
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 | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | SOUNDEXCHANGE | $110,000 | S.326 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | RECORDING ACADEMY (FKA NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES) | RECORDING ACADEMY | — | S.326 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | SALEM MEDIA GROUP | SALEM MEDIA GROUP | — | S. 326 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC | IHEARTMEDIA INC | $30,000 | S 326 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES | CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS | $25,000 | S. 326 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC | IHEARTMEDIA INC | $30,000 | S 326 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-30 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Tillis, Thomas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Booker, Cory A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | RECORDING ACADEMY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.326 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOUNDEXCHANGE | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.326 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 326 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | IHEARTMEDIA INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 326 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SALEM MEDIA GROUP | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 326 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Judiciary 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 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Tillis, Thomas (R, senate NC) | 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 | SOUNDEXCHANGE | 1 | $110,000 | 0 | $0 | $110,000 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 1,444 | $96,999 | $96,999 |
| 3 | IHEARTMEDIA INC | 2 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 4 | CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS | 1 | $25,000 | 0 | $0 | $25,000 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 161 | $14,249 | $14,249 |
| 6 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | accomplished chimney, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 8 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 9 | jacoby and meyers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| 10 | mezza luna bistro | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | zld realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | the life initiative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | conn kavanaugh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | mass mutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | kti travel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | hmfh architects | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | george smith partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 18 | giant granite & marble | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 19 | sabre foods international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | u.s. army | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | dartmouth | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | equinix | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | kent isd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| 24 | university of pennsylvania | 0 | $0 | 2 | $265 | $265 |
| 25 | adacore inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
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%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · 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 Tillis, Thomas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Booker, Cory A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOUNDEXCHANGE (s.326) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SALEM MEDIA GROUP (s. 326) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by RECORDING ACADEMY (s.326) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by IHEARTMEDIA INC (s 326) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CONSERVATIVES FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS (s. 326) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Judiciary Committee · congress-committee