S 478 — Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R, NE-S) — cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — cosponsor
- Husted, Jon (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Tuberville, Tommy (R, AL-S) — cosponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R, AK-S) — cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R, OK-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
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 | GIFFORDS | GIFFORDS | — | S. 478 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | — | S.478 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | S. 478 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | S. 478 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-02-06 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCormick, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Ricketts, Pete | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sheehy, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tillis, Thomas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tuberville, Tommy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Husted, Jon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mullin, Markwayne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sullivan, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.478 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 478 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 478 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | GIFFORDS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 478 | 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 | Ricketts, Pete (R, senate NE) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | McCormick, David (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | Tuberville, Tommy (R, senate AL) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Husted, Jon (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mullin, Markwayne (R, senate OK) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Sheehy, Tim (R, senate MT) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Sullivan, Dan (R, senate AK) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 545 | $59,305 | $59,305 |
| 2 | pearson & associates | 0 | $0 | 14 | $16,303 | $16,303 |
| 3 | u.s. travel association | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,181 | $13,181 |
| 4 | sabin metal co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 5 | ariel corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 6 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 7 | was portables | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | csi aviation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | herman dinklage inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | arch street mgt llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 12 | prologis | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,806 | $4,806 |
| 13 | rocket llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | hunt companies inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | dezenhall resources | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | quick trip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 19 | ubs financial services, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 20 | blackrock | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 21 | shore to summit wealth management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,602 | $2,602 |
| 22 | joseph d. carney associates, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,504 | $2,504 |
| 23 | miller strategies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 24 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 41 | $2,328 | $2,328 |
| 25 | eaton steel bar company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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.
9 predicted yes (2%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 268 unknown (49%)
By party: · R: 9 yes / 0 no / 268 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
9 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Husted, Jon (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- McCormick, David (R · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R · senate · OK) · cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R · senate · NE) · cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R · senate · MT) · cosponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R · senate · AK) · cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · cosponsor
- Tuberville, Tommy (R · senate · AL) · 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 McCormick, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Ricketts, Pete (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mullin, Markwayne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Husted, Jon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moreno, Bernie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sullivan, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tillis, Thomas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tuberville, Tommy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sheehy, Tim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (s. 478) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (s. 478) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by GIFFORDS (s. 478) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE (s.478) · lobbying_bill_mention