S 4039 — Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-03-10
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
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 | WHEAT SHROYER GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | $30,000 | S.4039 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | — | S. 4039 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | — | S.4039 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2026-03-10 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Van Hollen, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kim, Andy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Booker, Cory A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wyden, Ron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.4039 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 4039 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.4039 | 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 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Kim, Andy (D, senate NJ) | 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 | 1,629 | $108,680 | $108,680 |
| 2 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 3 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 161 | $14,249 | $14,249 |
| 4 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 5 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 17 | $2,559 | $2,559 |
| 8 | us government | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | actumllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | accomplished chimney, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | actum llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 13 | jacoby and meyers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| 14 | debevoise & plimpton | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | mindset | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | mezza luna bistro | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | zld realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | hmfh architects | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | aura astronomy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | conn kavanaugh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | kl gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | kti travel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | mass mutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | the life initiative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | intuitive machines | 0 | $0 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Kim, Andy (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · 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 Wyden, Ron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kim, Andy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Booker, Cory A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS (s.4039) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION (s. 4039) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (s.4039) · lobbying_bill_mention