S 2856 — Safeguarding American Education From Foreign Control Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Vance, J. D. (R, OH-S) — sponsor · 2023-09-20
- Braun, Mike (R, IN-S) — cosponsor · 2023-09-20
- Hawley, Josh (R, MO-S) — cosponsor · 2023-09-20
- Budd, Ted (R, NC-S) — cosponsor · 2023-09-20
- Tuberville, Tommy (R, AL-S) — cosponsor · 2023-09-20
- Schmitt, Eric (R, MO-S) — cosponsor · 2023-10-18
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2023-09-20 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-18 | Schmitt, Eric | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-09-20 | Hawley, Josh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-09-20 | Tuberville, Tommy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-09-20 | Braun, Mike | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-09-20 | Vance, J. D. | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-09-20 | Budd, Ted | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | 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 | Vance, J. D. (R, senate OH) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Schmitt, Eric (R, senate MO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Tuberville, Tommy (R, senate AL) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Braun, Mike (R, senate IN) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Budd, Ted (R, senate NC) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Hawley, Josh (R, senate MO) | 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 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,589 | $51,716 | $51,716 |
| 2 | pgi insurance | 0 | $0 | 7 | $13,398 | $13,398 |
| 3 | c2 strategies | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 4 | cypher llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | reflection ai | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | anderson auto group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 7 | talbert building supply | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | barnhill contracting company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 9 | cast stone systems, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 10 | cast stone systems, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 11 | inmar, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 12 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 7 | $2,345 | $2,345 |
| 13 | gci liberty, inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 14 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 40 | $1,236 | $1,236 |
| 15 | the lake norman company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | jerry kelly heating | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | apologia educational ministries | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | mechanical technologies & solutions | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | bockorny group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | sanford contractors | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | mastercard | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 22 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 9 | $390 | $390 |
| 23 | cor | 0 | $0 | 14 | $172 | $172 |
| 24 | payroll plus inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $150 | $150 |
| 25 | owner | 0 | $0 | 4 | $140 | $140 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 273 unknown (50%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Budd, Ted (R · senate · NC) · cosponsor
- Hawley, Josh (R · senate · MO) · cosponsor
- Schmitt, Eric (R · senate · MO) · 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.
- 2023-10-18 · cosponsored by Schmitt, Eric (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-09-20 · cosponsored by Hawley, Josh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-09-20 · cosponsored by Budd, Ted (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-09-20 · sponsored by Vance, J. D. (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-09-20 · cosponsored by Braun, Mike (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-09-20 · cosponsored by Tuberville, Tommy (cosponsor) · sponsorship