S 9261 — Designates certain utility workers first responders during a declared state disaster emergency
Congress · introduced 2026-02-19
Designates certain employees of public utilities, municipal utilities, electric corporations, gas corporations, water corporations, steam corporations, telecommunications corporations, and cable television companies as first responders during a declared state disaster emergency.
Latest action: 2026-02-19 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, NY-23) — sponsor · 2026-02-19
- Siela Bynoe (—, NY-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-19
- Monica Martinez (—, NY-4) — cosponsor · 2026-02-19
- Jessica Ramos (—, NY-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-19
- Christopher Ryan (—, NY-50) — cosponsor · 2026-02-19
- Lea Webb (—, NY-52) — cosponsor · 2026-02-19
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
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Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | Jessica Ramos | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-19 | Siela Bynoe | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-19 | Monica Martinez | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-19 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-19 | Christopher Ryan | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-19 | Lea Webb | 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 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, state_upper NY-23) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christopher Ryan (—, state_upper NY-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jessica Ramos (—, state_upper NY-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Lea Webb (—, state_upper NY-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Monica Martinez (—, state_upper NY-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Siela Bynoe (—, state_upper NY-6) | 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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- 2026-02-19 · cosponsored by Monica Martinez (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-19 · cosponsored by Lea Webb (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-19 · cosponsored by Jessica Ramos (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-19 · sponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-19 · cosponsored by Christopher Ryan (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-19 · cosponsored by Siela Bynoe (cosponsor) · sponsorship