S 1696 — DRIVE Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-05-08
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
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 | ELITE STRATEGIC SERVICES | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES | $21,000 | S. 1696 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-05-08 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sheehy, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1696 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | — | congress-committee |
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 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Sheehy, Tim (R, senate MT) | 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 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES | 1 | $21,000 | 0 | $0 | $21,000 |
| 2 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 3 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 4 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | retired | 0 | $0 | 20 | $2,754 | $2,754 |
| 6 | shore to summit wealth management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,602 | $2,602 |
| 7 | miller strategies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 8 | none | 0 | $0 | 38 | $1,422 | $1,422 |
| 9 | rdo equipment co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,041 | $1,041 |
| 10 | steerbridge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | cornerstone government affairs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 2 | $524 | $524 |
| 13 | dba: robert carey | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 14 | selfgranite health fitness | 0 | $0 | 1 | $165 | $165 |
| 15 | american airlines | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 16 | unemployed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 17 | fire tech systems, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 18 | wge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $52 | $52 |
| 19 | heliqwest | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 20 | tremco | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 21 | ultra electronics | 0 | $0 | 1 | $24 | $24 |
| 22 | hmd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $24 | $24 |
| 23 | stv incorporated | 0 | $0 | 1 | $22 | $22 |
| 24 | shining smiles | 0 | $0 | 1 | $18 | $18 |
| 25 | shc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $15 | $15 |
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%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 275 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R · senate · MT) · 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 Moreno, Bernie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sheehy, Tim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SMALL TRUCKING COMPANIES (s. 1696) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · congress-committee