S 1954 — Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Schmitt, Eric (R, MO-S) — cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, NH-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (5)
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 | THORN RUN PARTNERS | THE BIOSIMILARS FORUM | $100,000 | S.1954 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC | — | S.1954 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | $90,000 | S. 1954 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS | CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS | — | S. 1954 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY | ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY | — | S. 1954 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-06-04 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Schmitt, Eric | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hassan, Margaret Wood | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1954 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1954 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1954 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | THE BIOSIMILARS FORUM | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.1954 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 1954 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 2 | Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, senate NH) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
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 | THE BIOSIMILARS FORUM | 1 | $100,000 | 0 | $0 | $100,000 |
| 2 | THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | 1 | $90,000 | 0 | $0 | $90,000 |
| 3 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,482 | $35,746 | $35,746 |
| 4 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 226 | $24,101 | $24,101 |
| 5 | pgi insurance | 0 | $0 | 7 | $13,398 | $13,398 |
| 6 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 21 | $3,266 | $3,266 |
| 7 | greenberg & rapp financial group inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 40 | $1,236 | $1,236 |
| 9 | k&l gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | jerry kelly heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 11 | the ob-c group, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 12 | onedigital | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 13 | horan wealth llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 14 | mastercard | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 15 | first financial resources, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 16 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 9 | $390 | $390 |
| 17 | dartmouth college | 0 | $0 | 2 | $220 | $220 |
| 18 | cor | 0 | $0 | 14 | $172 | $172 |
| 19 | owner | 0 | $0 | 4 | $140 | $140 |
| 20 | addiction recovery services | 0 | $0 | 1 | $125 | $125 |
| 21 | jack henry | 0 | $0 | 2 | $104 | $104 |
| 22 | rejoice music house | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 23 | jsw wine & spirits, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 24 | matgias | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 25 | one dow court | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
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)
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D · senate · NH) · cosponsor
- Schmitt, Eric (R · senate · MO) · 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 Schmitt, Eric (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hassan, Margaret Wood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS (s. 1954) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC (s.1954) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (s. 1954) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING (s. 1954) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE BIOSIMILARS FORUM (s.1954) · lobbying_bill_mention