S 8885 — Includes "people with disabilities" within the definition of "minority"
Congress · introduced 2026-01-13
Requires the definition of "minority" to include "people with disabilities" pursuant to the Human Rights law in order for such people with disabilities to be eligible for state contract set asides.
Latest action: 2026-01-13 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS
Text versions
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Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | William Weber | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-13 | Steve Rhoads | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
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 | William Weber (—, state_upper NY-38) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Steve Rhoads (—, state_upper NY-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-13 · cosponsored by Steve Rhoads (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-13 · sponsored by William Weber (sponsor) · sponsorship