S 867 — Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-05
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-03-05 — open
Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 2 inbound, 0 outbound, grouped by type.
cosponsor of bill (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ← | Hickenlooper, John W. | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | ← | Van Hollen, Chris | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 2 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Legislation
← Cosponsored bill 2 edges
- Van Hollen, Chris · cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. · cosponsor
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 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
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 | 2,044 | $1,569,996 | $1,569,996 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 313 | $358,107 | $358,107 |
| 3 | charter communications | 0 | $0 | 15 | $47,350 | $47,350 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 43 | $37,327 | $37,327 |
| 5 | nextera energy | 0 | $0 | 15 | $25,000 | $25,000 |
| 6 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 8 | $24,500 | $24,500 |
| 7 | comcast | 0 | $0 | 16 | $19,500 | $19,500 |
| 8 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 5 | $16,500 | $16,500 |
| 9 | brownstein hyatt farber schreck, llp | 0 | $0 | 19 | $14,750 | $14,750 |
| 10 | exelon | 0 | $0 | 16 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 11 | u.s. senate | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 12 | lone pine capital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 13 | clifford law offices | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 14 | idt | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 15 | intermediate capital group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 16 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 17 | ariel investments | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 18 | bbr partners | 0 | $0 | 2 | $12,500 | $12,500 |
| 19 | kkr | 0 | $0 | 3 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 20 | zeena llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 21 | cornerstone government affairs | 0 | $0 | 5 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 22 | paradigm | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 23 | cooney and conway | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 24 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $10,250 | $10,250 |
| 25 | cassidy & associates | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
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.
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)
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · 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 Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hickenlooper, John W. (cosponsor) · sponsorship