S 4568 — A bill to amend the definition of professional student in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Merkley, Jeff (D, OR-S) — sponsor · 2026-05-19
- Wicker, Roger F. (R, MS-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Lummis, Cynthia M. (R, WY-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Murkowski, Lisa (R, AK-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-19
- Collins, Susan M. (R, ME-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 | Wicker, Roger F. (R, senate MS) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Merkley, Jeff (D, senate OR) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Collins, Susan M. (R, senate ME) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Lummis, Cynthia M. (R, senate WY) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Murkowski, Lisa (R, senate AK) | 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 | 680 | $82,603 | $82,603 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 145 | $52,482 | $52,482 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 9 | $8,866 | $8,866 |
| 4 | american airlines | 0 | $0 | 3 | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| 5 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 60 | $7,158 | $7,158 |
| 6 | corson & johnson | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 7 | weekley properties | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 8 | chesapeake enterprises | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 9 | stephens inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 10 | capitol counsel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,061 | $5,061 |
| 11 | vanguard cleaning systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 12 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 13 | lewis & clark | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 14 | york space systems | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 15 | d'amore law group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 16 | apollo global | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 17 | versa capital group llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 18 | mason family foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 19 | cianbro | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 20 | estes oil & propane | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 21 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 22 | dechert llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,041 | $1,041 |
| 23 | qualcomm inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | liberty building company | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | bruker | 0 | $0 | 1 | $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%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 535 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 4 yes / 0 no / 273 unknown · D: 1 yes / 0 no / 262 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
5 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Merkley, Jeff (D · senate · OR) · sponsor
- Collins, Susan M. (R · senate · ME) · cosponsor
- Lummis, Cynthia M. (R · senate · WY) · cosponsor
- Murkowski, Lisa (R · senate · AK) · cosponsor
- Wicker, Roger F. (R · senate · MS) · cosponsor