S 901 — LIONs Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Sponsors
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — sponsor · 2025-03-06
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING | ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA) | $9,000 | S.901 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | FRANCHISEE ADVOCACY CONSULTING | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS | $9,000 | S.901 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
- — Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- · 14500 — Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Text versions
Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fetterman, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.901 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.901 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-03-06 | Tillis, Thomas | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Outbound (2)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | — | congress-committee | |
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Tillis, Thomas (R, senate NC) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 424 | $12,520 | $12,520 |
| 2 | ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA) | 1 | $9,000 | 0 | $0 | $9,000 |
| 3 | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS | 1 | $9,000 | 0 | $0 | $9,000 |
| 4 | castle knoll investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | starz | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 57 | $1,348 | $1,348 |
| 7 | malican consulting llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,015 | $1,015 |
| 8 | behavioral care solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 9 | professional women photographers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 10 | paramount residential mortgage group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 11 | mansmann foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 12 | sunny & abe rosenberg foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 13 | einstein healthcare network | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 14 | behavior analysis and therapy partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $75 | $75 |
| 15 | virginia credit union | 0 | $0 | 1 | $60 | $60 |
| 16 | united friends school | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 17 | carnegie mellon university | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 18 | semtec laboratories inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 19 | university of kansas | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 20 | jasper kane | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 21 | jamesbeck | 0 | $0 | 1 | $45 | $45 |
| 22 | greve foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $40 | $40 |
| 23 | new york city department of education | 0 | $0 | 1 | $36 | $36 |
| 24 | pacific maritime association | 0 | $0 | 1 | $36 | $36 |
| 25 | then and now automotive | 0 | $0 | 1 | $32 | $32 |
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%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · sponsor
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · 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 Fetterman, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF FRANCHISEE & DEALERS (s.901) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION (AAHOA) (s.901) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-03-06 · sponsored by Tillis, Thomas (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · congress-committee