S 1648 — Launch Communications Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 118-85.
Sponsors
- Schmitt, Eric (R, MO-S) — sponsor · 2023-05-17
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 209.
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with amendments. Without written report.
- · 14000 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with amendments. Without written report.
- — Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5266-5267; text: CR S5267)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5266-5267; text: CR S5267)
- · H15000 — Held at the desk.
- · H14000 — Received in the House.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- · H38310 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5309)
- · 8000 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5309)
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1648.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5309-5310)
- · H30300 — Mrs. Rodgers (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- · E20000 — Presented to President.
- · 28000 — Presented to President.
- · E40000 — Became Public Law No: 118-85.
- · 36000 — Became Public Law No: 118-85.
- · E30000 — Signed by President.
- · 36000 — Signed by President.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2023-05-17 — open
- Reported to Senate · 2023-09-18 — open
- Engrossed in Senate · 2023-10-31 — open
- Public Law · 2024-09-27 — open
- Enrolled Bill — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hickenlooper, John W. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-05-17 | Schmitt, Eric | 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 | Schmitt, Eric (R, senate MO) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,483 | $35,751 | $35,751 |
| 2 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 258 | $26,789 | $26,789 |
| 3 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 4 | pgi insurance | 0 | $0 | 7 | $13,398 | $13,398 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 70 | $7,687 | $7,687 |
| 6 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | goldbug | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | mit | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | freeport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 10 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 11 | sutter hill ventures | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 12 | steren electronics international, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | jerry kelly heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | mastercard | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | resurgens orthopaedics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | invariant | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 17 | beckers healthcare and mcguirewoods | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 18 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 9 | $390 | $390 |
| 19 | thoams z. hodson attorney at law | 0 | $0 | 1 | $350 | $350 |
| 20 | liberty media | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 21 | everest realty co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 22 | afb | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 23 | university of chicago law school | 0 | $0 | 1 | $250 | $250 |
| 24 | cor | 0 | $0 | 14 | $172 | $172 |
| 25 | owner | 0 | $0 | 4 | $140 | $140 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 538 unknown (99%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Schmitt, Eric (R · senate · MO) · sponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · 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
- 2023-05-17 · sponsored by Schmitt, Eric (sponsor) · sponsorship