S 9315 — Relates to pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits
Congress · introduced 2026-02-27
Directs the department of veterans' services to conduct pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits available to veterans and their families and how to apply for such benefits.
Latest action: 2026-05-04 — SENATE_FLOOR
Sponsors
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (—, NY-23) — sponsor · 2026-02-27
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, NY-15) — cosponsor · 2026-02-27
- Jake Ashby (—, NY-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-27
- Pete Harckham (—, NY-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-27
- Dean Murray (—, NY-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-27
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
- · senate — 1ST REPORT CAL.861
- · senate — 2ND REPORT CAL.
- · senate — ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- · senate — SUBSTITUTED BY A10163
Text versions
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Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Jake Ashby | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-27 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-27 | Jessica Scarcella-Spanton | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-27 | Pete Harckham | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-02-27 | Dean Murray | 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 | Dean Murray (—, state_upper NY-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Jake Ashby (—, state_upper NY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, state_upper NY-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Pete Harckham (—, state_upper NY-40) | 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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- 2026-02-27 · sponsored by Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-27 · cosponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-27 · cosponsored by Jake Ashby (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-27 · cosponsored by Pete Harckham (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-02-27 · cosponsored by Dean Murray (cosponsor) · sponsorship