S 281 — TICKET Act
Congress 119
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.
Sponsors
- Schmitt, Eric (R, MO-S) — sponsor · 2025-01-28
Lobbied by (6)
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 | TRIPADVISOR LLC | $50,000 | S.281 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | TIBER CREEK GROUP | SEATGEEK | $60,000 | S. 281 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DAVIDOFF HUTCHER & CITRON, LLP | COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS, INC. | $20,000 | S.281 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | — | S 281 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | I STREET ADVOCATES | SPORTS FANS COALITION, INC. | $20,000 | S. 281 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP | ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. | $60,000 | S. 281 |
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 amendments favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63.
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-17.
- · 14000 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with amendments. With written report No. 119-17.
Text versions
Connected on the graph
Inbound (7)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.281 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | TRIPADVISOR LLC | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.281 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SPORTS FANS COALITION, INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 281 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 281 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 281 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | SEATGEEK | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 281 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-28 | Schmitt, Eric | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Schmitt, Eric (R, senate MO) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
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 | SEATGEEK | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 2 | ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. | 1 | $60,000 | 0 | $0 | $60,000 |
| 3 | TRIPADVISOR LLC | 1 | $50,000 | 0 | $0 | $50,000 |
| 4 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,482 | $35,746 | $35,746 |
| 5 | SPORTS FANS COALITION, INC. | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 6 | COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS, INC. | 1 | $20,000 | 0 | $0 | $20,000 |
| 7 | pgi insurance | 0 | $0 | 7 | $13,398 | $13,398 |
| 8 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 40 | $1,236 | $1,236 |
| 9 | jerry kelly heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 10 | mastercard | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 11 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 9 | $390 | $390 |
| 12 | cor | 0 | $0 | 14 | $172 | $172 |
| 13 | owner | 0 | $0 | 4 | $140 | $140 |
| 14 | jack henry | 0 | $0 | 2 | $104 | $104 |
| 15 | self employed / church of god | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | $100 |
| 16 | national fireproofing and insulation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $95 | $95 |
| 17 | danner corp | 0 | $0 | 4 | $94 | $94 |
| 18 | evertrue | 0 | $0 | 1 | $80 | $80 |
| 19 | peterson clinic | 0 | $0 | 3 | $79 | $79 |
| 20 | san gabriel valley plumbing | 0 | $0 | 2 | $72 | $72 |
| 21 | centra health | 0 | $0 | 2 | $66 | $66 |
| 22 | gb mgmt inc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $56 | $56 |
| 23 | penske | 0 | $0 | 2 | $55 | $55 |
| 24 | srhs | 0 | $0 | 1 | $50 | $50 |
| 25 | cci | 0 | $0 | 6 | $46 | $46 |
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)
- Schmitt, Eric (R · senate · MO) · sponsor
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.
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SPORTS FANS COALITION, INC. (s. 281) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by SEATGEEK (s. 281) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (s 281) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC. (s. 281) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by TRIPADVISOR LLC (s.281) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by COALITION FOR TICKET FAIRNESS, INC. (s.281) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-28 · sponsored by Schmitt, Eric (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · congress-committee