S 344 — Major Richard Star Act
Congress 118
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sponsors
- Tester, Jon (D, MT-S) — sponsor · 2023-02-09
- Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor
- Hawley, Josh (R, MO-S) — cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D, MA-S) — cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R, OK-S) — cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, NV-S) — cosponsor
- Vance, J. D. (R, OH-S) — cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-S) — cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R, NE-S) — cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, NH-S) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2023-02-09 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (15)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hassan, Margaret Wood | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hawley, Josh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Van Hollen, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Ricketts, Pete | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Casey, Robert P., Jr. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hickenlooper, John W. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Booker, Cory A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Mullin, Markwayne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wyden, Ron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fetterman, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Warren, Elizabeth | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cortez Masto, Catherine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Vance, J. D. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Kelly, Mark | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2023-02-09 | Tester, Jon | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Tester, Jon (D, senate MT) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, senate NV) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Ricketts, Pete (R, senate NE) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 5 | Warren, Elizabeth (D, senate MA) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 7 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 8 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 9 | Hassan, Margaret Wood (D, senate NH) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Kelly, Mark (D, senate AZ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D, senate PA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Hawley, Josh (R, senate MO) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Mullin, Markwayne (R, senate OK) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Vance, J. D. (R, senate OH) | 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 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 5,127 | $304,621 | $304,621 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 375 | $32,293 | $32,293 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 602 | $19,399 | $19,399 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 215 | $18,811 | $18,811 |
| 5 | pearson & associates | 0 | $0 | 14 | $16,303 | $16,303 |
| 6 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 7 | u.s. travel association | 0 | $0 | 2 | $13,181 | $13,181 |
| 8 | s-3 group | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 9 | retired | 0 | $0 | 153 | $7,858 | $7,858 |
| 10 | mit | 0 | $0 | 5 | $7,110 | $7,110 |
| 11 | herman dinklage inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 12 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 13 | csi aviation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 14 | goldbug | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 15 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 16 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 17 | freeport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 18 | starz | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | hunt companies inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 20 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 21 | castle knoll investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 22 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 23 | quick trip | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 24 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 25 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
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.
12 predicted yes (2%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 528 unknown (97%)
By party: · R: 3 yes / 0 no / 274 unknown · D: 9 yes / 0 no / 254 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
12 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D · senate · NV) · cosponsor
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Hassan, Margaret Wood (D · senate · NH) · cosponsor
- Hawley, Josh (R · senate · MO) · cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- Mullin, Markwayne (R · senate · OK) · cosponsor
- Ricketts, Pete (R · senate · NE) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D · senate · MA) · cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · 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 Hickenlooper, John W. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Ricketts, Pete (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hawley, Josh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Booker, Cory A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Kelly, Mark (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hassan, Margaret Wood (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fetterman, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Cortez Masto, Catherine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Warren, Elizabeth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Casey, Robert P., Jr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Mullin, Markwayne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wyden, Ron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Vance, J. D. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2023-02-09 · sponsored by Tester, Jon (sponsor) · sponsorship