S 292 — Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R, MT-S) — cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R, NE-S) — cosponsor
- Schmitt, Eric (R, MO-S) — cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — cosponsor
- Husted, Jon (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Hawley, Josh (R, MO-S) — cosponsor
- Tuberville, Tommy (R, AL-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (4)
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 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | — | S 292 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION | FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION | $40,000 | S 292 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | GREGORY BROCK | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | — | S.292 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2025 first_quarter | 2020 STRATEGIES LLC | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | $25,740 | S 292 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-29 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (13)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCormick, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Moreno, Bernie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Ricketts, Pete | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Schmitt, Eric | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Sheehy, Tim | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hawley, Josh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tillis, Thomas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tuberville, Tommy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Husted, Jon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 292 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-01 | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 292 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-01 | FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S 292 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2025-01-01 | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | lobbies_on_bill | — | S.292 | 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 | Ricketts, Pete (R, senate NE) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Schmitt, Eric (R, senate MO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | McCormick, David (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Tuberville, Tommy (R, senate AL) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Hawley, Josh (R, senate MO) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Husted, Jon (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Moreno, Bernie (R, senate OH) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Sheehy, Tim (R, senate MT) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Tillis, Thomas (R, senate NC) | 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 | 1,965 | $76,945 | $76,945 |
| 2 | FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION | 1 | $40,000 | 0 | $0 | $40,000 |
| 3 | AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN | 2 | $25,740 | 0 | $0 | $25,740 |
| 4 | pearson & associates | 0 | $0 | 14 | $16,303 | $16,303 |
| 5 | pgi insurance | 0 | $0 | 7 | $13,398 | $13,398 |
| 6 | u.s. travel association | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,181 | $13,181 |
| 7 | sabin metal co | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 8 | ariel corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 9 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 10 | miller strategies, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 11 | was portables | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | csi aviation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | herman dinklage inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | arch street mgt llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 15 | prologis | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,806 | $4,806 |
| 16 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 80 | $3,560 | $3,560 |
| 17 | dezenhall resources | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | jma wireless | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | rocket llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | quick trip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 22 | blackrock | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 23 | shore to summit wealth management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,602 | $2,602 |
| 24 | joseph d. carney associates, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,504 | $2,504 |
| 25 | miller strategies llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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.
9 predicted yes (2%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 268 unknown (49%)
By party: · R: 9 yes / 0 no / 268 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
9 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Hawley, Josh (R · senate · MO) · cosponsor
- Husted, Jon (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- McCormick, David (R · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Moreno, Bernie (R · senate · OH) · cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R · senate · NE) · cosponsor
- Schmitt, Eric (R · senate · MO) · cosponsor
- Sheehy, Tim (R · senate · MT) · cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · 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 McCormick, David (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tillis, Thomas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Moreno, Bernie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hawley, Josh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Schmitt, Eric (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Husted, Jon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Ricketts, Pete (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Sheehy, Tim (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Tuberville, Tommy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (s 292) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-03 · was referred to Senate Finance Committee · congress-committee
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN (s 292) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN (s.292) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2025-01-01 · lobbied on by FREEDOM FROM RELIGION FOUNDATION (s 292) · lobbying_bill_mention