S 138 — VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sponsors
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — sponsor · 2025-01-16
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R, NE-S) — cosponsor
- Schmitt, Eric (R, MO-S) — cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, NV-S) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-S) — cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, NH-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (3)
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 | FORBES-TATE | BROKER ACTION COALITION | $80,000 | S. 138 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | HOUSING POLICY COUNCIL | HOUSING POLICY COUNCIL | — | S 138 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | S. 138 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-16 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Ricketts, Pete | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Schmitt, Eric | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hickenlooper, John W. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cortez Masto, Catherine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hassan, Margaret Wood | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tillis, Thomas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Van Hollen, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | HOUSING POLICY COUNCIL | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | BROKER ACTION COALITION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 138 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-16 | Sheehy, Tim | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Sheehy, Tim (R, senate MT) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, senate NV) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Ricketts, Pete (R, senate NE) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Schmitt, Eric (R, senate MO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 6 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, senate NH) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Kelly, Mark (D, senate AZ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Tillis, Thomas (R, senate NC) | 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 | 3,331 | $192,202 | $192,202 |
| 2 | BROKER ACTION COALITION | 1 | $80,000 | 0 | $0 | $80,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,539 | $42,781 | $42,781 |
| 4 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 279 | $30,434 | $30,434 |
| 5 | pearson & associates | 0 | $0 | 14 | $16,303 | $16,303 |
| 6 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 7 | pgi insurance | 0 | $0 | 7 | $13,398 | $13,398 |
| 8 | u.s. travel association | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,181 | $13,181 |
| 9 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 10 | mit | 0 | $0 | 3 | $7,035 | $7,035 |
| 11 | herman dinklage inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | goldbug | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | csi aviation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 53 | $4,529 | $4,529 |
| 18 | freeport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 19 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 23 | quick trip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 24 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 25 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
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.
10 predicted yes (2%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 530 unknown (97%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
10 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Sheehy, Tim (R · senate · MT) · sponsor
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D · senate · NV) · cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D · senate · NH) · cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R · senate · NE) · cosponsor
- Schmitt, Eric (R · senate · MO) · cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · 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 Hickenlooper, John W. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cortez Masto, Catherine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Ricketts, Pete (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moreno, Bernie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tillis, Thomas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Schmitt, Eric (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hassan, Margaret Wood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (s. 138) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by BROKER ACTION COALITION (s. 138) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by HOUSING POLICY COUNCIL (s 138) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-16 · sponsored by Sheehy, Tim (sponsor) · sponsorship