S 599 — DRIVE Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-02-13
Latest action: — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Sponsors
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor
- Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, NV-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (2)
LDA filings that named this bill in their activity descriptions. The lobbying firm (registrant) is paid by the client to lobby on this and related issues.
| Filing | Period | Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Income | Matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | — | S. 599 |
| 1st Quarter - Report | 2026 first_quarter | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | — | S. 599 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-02-13 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (6)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Booker, Cory A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Wyden, Ron | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Fetterman, John | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Cortez Masto, Catherine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 599 | lobbying_bill_mention |
| 2026-01-01 | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 599 | lobbying_bill_mention |
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 | Cortez Masto, Catherine (D, senate NV) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 3 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | 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 | 2,144 | $123,131 | $123,131 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 195 | $15,512 | $15,512 |
| 3 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 4 | castle knoll investments | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 5 | starz | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 6 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 8 | public strategies washington | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| 9 | accomplished chimney, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 10 | westpac welath | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 11 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 67 | $1,498 | $1,498 |
| 12 | jacoby and meyers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| 13 | malican consulting llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,015 | $1,015 |
| 14 | kti travel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 15 | mass mutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | kl gates llp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | zld realty llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | the life initiative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | mm coastal wealth | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | conn kavanaugh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | hmfh architects | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | mezza luna bistro | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | george smith partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $750 | $750 |
| 24 | massmutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
| 25 | sabre foods international | 0 | $0 | 1 | $500 | $500 |
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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 280 predicted no (52%) · 259 unknown (47%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 4 yes / 0 no / 259 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 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
- 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 Cortez Masto, Catherine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Booker, Cory A. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Wyden, Ron (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-05-17 · cosponsored by Fetterman, John (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (s. 599) · lobbying_bill_mention
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS (s. 599) · lobbying_bill_mention