S 428 — SAFE Orbit Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170.
Sponsors
- Schmitt, Eric (R, MO-S) — cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-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 | 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. 428 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC. | SLINGSHOT AEROSPACE | $50,000 | S.428 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. | AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC | — | S.428 |
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 favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170.
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-65.
- · 14000 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-65.
Text versions
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Schmitt, Eric | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hickenlooper, John W. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.428 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SLINGSHOT AEROSPACE | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.428 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 428 | 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 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Schmitt, Eric (R, senate MO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Kelly, Mark (D, senate AZ) | 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 | 2,901 | $154,234 | $154,234 |
| 2 | SLINGSHOT AEROSPACE | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,519 | $39,994 | $39,994 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 273 | $27,842 | $27,842 |
| 5 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 6 | pgi insurance | 0 | $0 | 7 | $13,398 | $13,398 |
| 7 | mit | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,010 | $7,010 |
| 8 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | goldbug | 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 | sutter hill ventures | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 13 | steren electronics international, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | geosyntec consultants | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | netjets | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | flagship pioneering | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | understanding disruption, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | jerry kelly heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | resurgens orthopaedics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 20 | beckers healthcare and mcguirewoods | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | grossman company properties | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | mastercard | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | cox communications | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | akin gump | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | innoscience america, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
3 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 537 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
3 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- Schmitt, Eric (R · senate · MO) · 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 Schmitt, Eric (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hickenlooper, John W. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC (s.428) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SLINGSHOT AEROSPACE (s.428) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) (s. 428) · lobbying_bill_mention