S 2503 — ROTOR Act
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-07-29
Latest action: — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 264 - 133 (Roll no. 72).
Sponsors
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — cosponsor
- Schmitt, Eric (R, MO-S) — cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (15)
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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269.
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- · 14000 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- — Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8813-8817)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- — The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
- — Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8811-8817)
- · H15000 — Held at the desk.
- · H14000 — Received in the House.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- · H37220 — At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- · H8D000 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2503.
- · H30000 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2248-2257)
- · H30300 — Mr. Graves moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- · H37300 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 264 - 133 (Roll no. 72).
- · 9000 — Failed of passage/not agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 264 - 133 (Roll no. 72).
- · H30000 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2277)
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-07-29 — open
- Reported to Senate · 2025-11-18 — open
- Engrossed in Senate · 2025-12-17 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (18)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Schmitt, Eric | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sheehy, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Van Hollen, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET-USA, INC.) | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | VERTICAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | CITY OF DENTON | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 2503 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.2503 | 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 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | 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 AIRLINES, INC. | 1 | $200,000 | 0 | $0 | $200,000 |
| 2 | AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 3 | NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,501 | $38,500 | $38,500 |
| 5 | pgi insurance | 0 | $0 | 7 | $13,398 | $13,398 |
| 6 | CITY OF DENTON | 1 | $10,000 | 0 | $0 | $10,000 |
| 7 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 9 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 10 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 11 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 44 | $3,304 | $3,304 |
| 13 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 25 | $3,155 | $3,155 |
| 14 | shore to summit wealth management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,602 | $2,602 |
| 15 | miller strategies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 16 | actumllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 17 | actum llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 18 | rdo equipment co. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,041 | $1,041 |
| 19 | mindset | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | steerbridge | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | jerry kelly heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | cornerstone government affairs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | aura astronomy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | intuitive machines | 0 | $0 | 2 | $750 | $750 |
| 25 | clark hill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
267 predicted yes (49%) · 135 predicted no (25%) · 141 unknown (26%)
By party: · R: 79 yes / 131 no / 67 unknown · D: 188 yes / 1 no / 74 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
50 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor) — showing top 50
- Adams, Alma S. (D · house · NC-12) · voted
- Aderholt, Robert B. (R · house · AL-4) · voted
- Aguilar, Pete (D · house · CA-33) · voted
- Alford, Mark (R · house · MO-4) · voted
- Allen, Rick W. (R · house · GA-12) · voted
- Amo, Gabe (D · house · RI-1) · voted
- Amodei, Mark E. (R · house · NV-2) · voted
- Ansari, Yassamin (D · house · AZ-3) · voted
- Arrington, Jodey C. (R · house · TX-19) · voted
- Auchincloss, Jake (D · house · MA-4) · voted
- Babin, Brian (R · house · TX-36) · voted
- Bacon, Don (R · house · NE-2) · voted
- Baird, James R. (R · house · IN-4) · voted
- Balderson, Troy (R · house · OH-12) · voted
- Balint, Becca (D · house · VT) · voted
- Barr, Andy (R · house · KY-6) · voted
- Barragán, Nanette Diaz (D · house · CA-44) · voted
- Barrett, Tom (R · house · MI-7) · voted
- Baumgartner, Michael (R · house · WA-5) · voted
- Bean, Aaron (R · house · FL-4) · voted
- Beatty, Joyce (D · house · OH-3) · voted
- Begich, Nicholas J. (R · house · AK) · voted
- Bell, Wesley (D · house · MO-1) · voted
- Bentz, Cliff (R · house · OR-2) · voted
- Bera, Ami (D · house · CA-6) · voted
- Bergman, Jack (R · house · MI-1) · voted
- Beyer, Donald S. (D · house · VA-8) · voted
- Bice, Stephanie I. (R · house · OK-5) · voted
- Biggs, Andy (R · house · AZ-5) · voted
- Biggs, Sheri (R · house · SC-3) · voted
- Bilirakis, Gus M. (R · house · FL-12) · voted
- Bishop, Sanford D. (D · house · GA-2) · voted
- Boebert, Lauren (R · house · CO-4) · voted
- Bonamici, Suzanne (D · house · OR-1) · voted
- Bost, Mike (R · house · IL-12) · voted
- Boyle, Brendan F. (D · house · PA-2) · voted
- Brecheen, Josh (R · house · OK-2) · voted
- Bresnahan, Robert P. (R · house · PA-8) · voted
- Brown, Shontel M. (D · house · OH-11) · voted
- Brownley, Julia (D · house · CA-26) · voted
- Buchanan, Vern (R · house · FL-16) · voted
- Budzinski, Nikki (D · house · IL-13) · voted
- Burchett, Tim (R · house · TN-2) · voted
- Burlison, Eric (R · house · MO-7) · voted
- Bynum, Janelle S. (D · house · OR-5) · voted
- Calvert, Ken (R · house · CA-41) · voted
- Cammack, Kat (R · house · FL-3) · voted
- Carbajal, Salud O. (D · house · CA-24) · voted
- Carey, Mike (R · house · OH-15) · voted
- Carson, André (D · house · IN-7) · voted
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 Sheehy, Tim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Schmitt, Eric (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by VERTICAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL (s.2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by REGIONAL AIRLINE ASSOCIATION (s.2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by CITY OF DENTON (s 2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) (s. 2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by GENERAL AVIATION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (s.2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by RELIABLE ROBOTICS CORPORATION (s.2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIRCRAFT OWNERS & PILOTS ASSOCIATION (s.2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC (s.2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION (s.2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS (s. 2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ASSOCIATION FOR UNCREWED VEHICLE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL (s. 2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA (s.2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION INC (s. 2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INC (s. 2503) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DPWN HOLDINGS (USA) INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEUTSCHE POST WORLD NET-USA, INC.) (s 2503) · lobbying_bill_mention