SCONRES 8 — A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R, NE-S) — cosponsor
- Sullivan, Dan (R, AK-S) — cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R, OK-S) — cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, NH-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (7)
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 | TIBER CREEK GROUP | NATIONAL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS | $60,000 | S. Con. Res. 8 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP | SOUNDEXCHANGE | $110,000 | S. Con. Res. 8 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | SALEM MEDIA GROUP | SALEM MEDIA GROUP | — | S. Con. Res. 8 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC | IHEARTMEDIA INC | $30,000 | S. Con. Res. 8 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | HARO SOLUTIONS LLC | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS | $30,000 | S.Con.Res.8 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | THE GIBSON GROUP, LLC | IHEARTMEDIA INC | $30,000 | S. Con. Res. 8 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | HARO SOLUTIONS LLC | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS | $30,000 | S.Con.Res.8 |
Action timeline
- — Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S1463)
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-03-03 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (11)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCormick, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Ricketts, Pete | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sheehy, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mullin, Markwayne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sullivan, Dan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hassan, Margaret Wood | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. Con. Res. 8 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SOUNDEXCHANGE | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. Con. Res. 8 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.Con.Res.8 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | IHEARTMEDIA INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. Con. Res. 8 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SALEM MEDIA GROUP | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. Con. Res. 8 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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 | Ricketts, Pete (R, senate NE) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, senate NH) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 3 | McCormick, David (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Mullin, Markwayne (R, senate OK) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Sheehy, Tim (R, senate MT) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Sullivan, Dan (R, senate AK) | 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 | SOUNDEXCHANGE | 1 | $110,000 | 0 | $0 | $110,000 |
| 2 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS | 2 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 3 | NATIONAL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 4 | IHEARTMEDIA INC | 2 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 429 | $41,457 | $41,457 |
| 6 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 226 | $24,101 | $24,101 |
| 7 | pearson & associates | 0 | $0 | 14 | $16,303 | $16,303 |
| 8 | u.s. travel association | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,181 | $13,181 |
| 9 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 10 | herman dinklage inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | csi aviation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | prologis | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,806 | $4,806 |
| 14 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | hunt companies inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | quick trip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 18 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 21 | $3,266 | $3,266 |
| 19 | blackrock | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 20 | ubs financial services, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 21 | shore to summit wealth management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,602 | $2,602 |
| 22 | miller strategies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 23 | eaton steel bar company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 24 | premier realty michigan, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 25 | martin fein interests, ltd. | 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.
6 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 534 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
6 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D · senate · NH) · cosponsor
- McCormick, David (R · senate · PA) · 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
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 Hassan, Margaret Wood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Ricketts, Pete (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sheehy, Tim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by McCormick, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sullivan, Dan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mullin, Markwayne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SALEM MEDIA GROUP (s. con. res. 8) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SOUNDEXCHANGE (s. con. res. 8) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS (s.con.res.8) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSN OF BROADCASTERS (s. con. res. 8) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by IHEARTMEDIA INC (s. con. res. 8) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · congress-committee