S 1821 — Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-05-20
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — sponsor · 2025-05-20
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R, NE-S) — cosponsor
- Husted, Jon (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (10)
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.
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-05-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (15)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sheehy, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Husted, Jon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Ricketts, Pete | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICANS FOR LITIGATION TAX FAIRNESS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1821 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-05-20 | Tillis, Thomas | 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 | Tillis, Thomas (R, senate NC) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ricketts, Pete (R, senate NE) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Husted, Jon (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | 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 | AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 2 | REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA | 2 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 3 | MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 4 | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 5 | AMERICANS FOR LITIGATION TAX FAIRNESS | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 6 | LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP | 1 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 | $30,000 |
| 7 | retired | 0 | $0 | 149 | $20,635 | $20,635 |
| 8 | pearson & associates | 0 | $0 | 14 | $16,303 | $16,303 |
| 9 | SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY | 1 | $15,000 | 0 | $0 | $15,000 |
| 10 | u.s. travel association | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,181 | $13,181 |
| 11 | sabin metal co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 12 | ariel corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 13 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 14 | csi aviation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 16 | herman dinklage inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 17 | was portables | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | arch street mgt llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 19 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | dezenhall resources | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | rocket llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 23 | quick trip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 24 | shore to summit wealth management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,602 | $2,602 |
| 25 | joseph d. carney associates, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,504 | $2,504 |
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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 272 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 5 yes / 0 no / 272 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · sponsor
- Husted, Jon (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R · senate · NE) · 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
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Husted, Jon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Ricketts, Pete (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICANS FOR LITIGATION TAX FAIRNESS (s. 1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES (s. 1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (s.1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY (s. 1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS (s. 1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (s.1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA (s.1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION (s.1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY (s. 1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP INC. (s. 1821) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-05-20 · sponsored by Tillis, Thomas (sponsor) · sponsorship