S 4545 — A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies for Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research, and for other purposes.
Congress 119 · introduced 2026-05-14
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D, MA-S) — cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Van Hollen, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Hickenlooper, John W. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Booker, Cory A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wyden, Ron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Warren, Elizabeth | 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 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Warren, Elizabeth (D, senate MA) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Hickenlooper, John W. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
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 | 1,794 | $129,843 | $129,843 |
| 2 | none | 0 | $0 | 601 | $19,349 | $19,349 |
| 3 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 161 | $14,249 | $14,249 |
| 4 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 5 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 119 | $10,787 | $10,787 |
| 6 | mit | 0 | $0 | 3 | $7,075 | $7,075 |
| 7 | anthropic pbc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | goldbug | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | freeport | 0 | $0 | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| 11 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | unitleader | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,300 | $3,300 |
| 13 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 14 | sutter hill ventures | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 15 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 16 | actumllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 17 | synergy financial llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 18 | accomplished chimney, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | steren electronics international, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 20 | actum llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 21 | retired | 0 | $0 | 48 | $1,399 | $1,399 |
| 22 | jacoby and meyers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| 23 | kl gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | aura astronomy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | mezza luna bistro | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
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.
5 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 258 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 5 yes / 0 no / 258 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Hickenlooper, John W. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · cosponsor
- Warren, Elizabeth (D · senate · MA) · cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor
Activity
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- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Hickenlooper, John W. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Warren, Elizabeth (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Booker, Cory A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Van Hollen, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wyden, Ron (cosponsor) · sponsorship