S 4642 — A bill to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 relating to the recall and reappointment of career members.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sponsors
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Schatz, Brian (D, HI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
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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 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | sponsor | 5 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Schatz, Brian (D, senate HI) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
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 | 326 | $402,366 | $402,366 |
| 2 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 65 | $90,066 | $90,066 |
| 3 | self | 0 | $0 | 39 | $37,100 | $37,100 |
| 4 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 30 | $35,455 | $35,455 |
| 5 | first hawaiian bank | 0 | $0 | 9 | $19,249 | $19,249 |
| 6 | exelon | 0 | $0 | 16 | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| 7 | zeena llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| 8 | citybridge foundation | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 9 | kkr | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 10 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 9 | $10,250 | $10,250 |
| 11 | anthropic | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 12 | comcast | 0 | $0 | 10 | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| 13 | actum llc | 0 | $0 | 4 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 14 | mei | 0 | $0 | 2 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| 15 | basha diagnostics | 0 | $0 | 2 | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| 16 | davis levin livingston | 0 | $0 | 2 | $7,700 | $7,700 |
| 17 | acclivity llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 18 | beechtree capital partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 19 | cry sheep | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 20 | diamond head partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 21 | gic | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 22 | ciena healthcare | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 23 | campion foundation | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 24 | bank of hawaii | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
| 25 | abdo development | 0 | $0 | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 |
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.
2 predicted yes (0%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 261 unknown (48%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
2 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · sponsor
- Schatz, Brian (D · senate · HI) · cosponsor