S 649 — Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsors
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, NH-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
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 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | S. 649 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
- — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-02-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Booker, Cory A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hassan, Margaret Wood | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 649 | 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 | Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, senate NH) | 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 | 1,657 | $121,100 | $121,100 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 182 | $17,515 | $17,515 |
| 3 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 4 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 5 | accomplished chimney, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | greenberg & rapp financial group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 7 | jacoby and meyers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| 8 | kti travel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 9 | k&l gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | the ob-c group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | mezza luna bistro | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | mass mutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | conn kavanaugh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | the life initiative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | horan wealth llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | onedigital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | hmfh architects | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | zld realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | george smith partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 20 | giant granite & marble | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 21 | u.s. army | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | sabre foods international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 23 | equinix | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 24 | first financial resources, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | dartmouth | 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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D · senate · NH) · 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 Booker, Cory A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hassan, Margaret Wood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (s. 649) · lobbying_bill_mention