S 4221 — Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA)
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-03-26
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Husted, Jon (R, OH-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 | THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | YUM! BRANDS | $30,000 | S. 4221 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | TAX REFORM COALITION | $430,000 | S. 4221 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE WASHINGTON TAX & PUBLIC POLICY GROUP | KENVUE INC. | — | S. 4221 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2026-03-26 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Husted, Jon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | KENVUE INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 4221 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | TAX REFORM COALITION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 4221 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | YUM! BRANDS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 4221 | 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 | Husted, Jon (R, senate OH) | 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 | TAX REFORM COALITION | 1 | $430,000 | 0 | $0 | $430,000 |
| 2 | YUM! BRANDS | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 130 | $17,848 | $17,848 |
| 4 | sabin metal co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 5 | ariel corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 6 | was portables | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | arch street mgt llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 8 | dezenhall resources | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 9 | rocket llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | joseph d. carney associates, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,504 | $2,504 |
| 11 | bgr group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 12 | raab government strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 13 | mehlman consulting | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | tdy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 15 | ryan ellis llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 5 | $592 | $592 |
| 17 | spo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $581 | $581 |
| 18 | speer electric, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $520 | $520 |
| 19 | jones day | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | haverly systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | akin | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | ridgeline advocacy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | sodak realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | abbott | 0 | $0 | 1 | $237 | $237 |
| 25 | flint medical staffing | 0 | $0 | 1 | $104 | $104 |
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%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Husted, Jon (R · senate · OH) · 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 Husted, Jon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by KENVUE INC. (s. 4221) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by YUM! BRANDS (s. 4221) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by TAX REFORM COALITION (s. 4221) · lobbying_bill_mention