S 229 — DTC Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S337-338; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S337)
Sponsors
- Tuberville, Tommy (R, AL-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
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 | MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. | THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | $90,000 | S. 229 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS | — | S. 229 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S337-338; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S337)
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-23 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (3)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Tuberville, Tommy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 229 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 229 | lobbying_bill_mention |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-03 | referred_to_committee | Senate Finance 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 | Tuberville, Tommy (R, senate AL) | 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 CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING | 1 | $90,000 | 0 | $0 | $90,000 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1 | $200 | $200 |
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.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Tuberville, Tommy (R · senate · AL) · 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 Tuberville, Tommy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS (s. 229) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by THE CAMPAIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE RX PRICING (s. 229) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Finance Committee · congress-committee