S 4567 — A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Luján, Ben Ray (D, NM-S) — sponsor · 2026-05-19
- Blumenthal, Richard (D, CT-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Kaine, Tim (D, VA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Merkley, Jeff (D, OR-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Kelly, Mark (D, AZ-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Heinrich, Martin (D, NM-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Padilla, Alex (D, CA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Gallego, Ruben (D, AZ-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Reed, Jack (D, RI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Baldwin, Tammy (D, WI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Smith, Tina (D, MN-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
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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 | Luján, Ben Ray (D, senate NM) | sponsor | 2 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Blumenthal, Richard (D, senate CT) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Padilla, Alex (D, senate CA) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 5 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Baldwin, Tammy (D, senate WI) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Reed, Jack (D, senate RI) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 8 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 9 | Kaine, Tim (D, senate VA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 10 | Kelly, Mark (D, senate AZ) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 11 | Smith, Tina (D, senate MN) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Gallego, Ruben (D, senate AZ) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Heinrich, Martin (D, senate NM) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Merkley, Jeff (D, senate OR) | 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 | 5,527 | $364,463 | $364,463 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 282 | $30,585 | $30,585 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 218 | $22,423 | $22,423 |
| 4 | corson & johnson | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 5 | jaren corporation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 6 | petsmart | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | mandell, boisclair & mandell, ltd | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 31 | $5,226 | $5,226 |
| 9 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 10 | retired | 0 | $0 | 42 | $4,582 | $4,582 |
| 11 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | solil management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | centerview partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | venable llp | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | carpionato group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | lewis & clark | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 17 | d'amore law group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 18 | ranger global advisors, llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 19 | albright stonebridge group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 20 | genentech | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 21 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 22 | national air traffic controllers assn. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 23 | fm global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 24 | public strategies washington, inc. | 0 | $0 | 3 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 25 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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.
14 predicted yes (3%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 249 unknown (45%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 14 yes / 0 no / 249 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
14 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Luján, Ben Ray (D · senate · NM) · sponsor
- Baldwin, Tammy (D · senate · WI) · cosponsor
- Blumenthal, Richard (D · senate · CT) · cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Gallego, Ruben (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- Heinrich, Martin (D · senate · NM) · cosponsor
- Kaine, Tim (D · senate · VA) · cosponsor
- Kelly, Mark (D · senate · AZ) · cosponsor
- Merkley, Jeff (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor
- Padilla, Alex (D · senate · CA) · cosponsor
- Reed, Jack (D · senate · RI) · cosponsor
- Smith, Tina (D · senate · MN) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor