S 843 — Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025
Congress 119 · introduced 2025-03-04
Latest action: — Held at the desk.
Sponsors
- McCormick, David (R, PA-S) — cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R, NC-S) — cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor
Lobbied by (1)
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 | AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION | AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION | — | S. 843 |
Action timeline
- — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- · 10000 — Introduced in Senate
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
- — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
- · 14000 — Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-41.
- — Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1503-1504; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1504)
- · 17000 — Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- · H15000 — Held at the desk.
- · H14000 — Received in the House.
- — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Text versions
- Introduced in Senate · 2025-03-04 — open
- Reported to Senate · 2025-07-16 — open
- Engrossed in Senate · 2026-03-22 — open
Connected on the graph
Inbound (5)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | McCormick, David | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Tillis, Thomas | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Van Hollen, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| — | Booker, Cory A. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-01 | AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION | lobbies_on_bill | — | S. 843 | 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 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 3 | McCormick, David (R, senate PA) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Tillis, Thomas (R, senate NC) | 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 | 1,468 | $100,154 | $100,154 |
| 2 | retired | 0 | $0 | 348 | $20,564 | $20,564 |
| 3 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 161 | $14,249 | $14,249 |
| 4 | brightview senior living | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 5 | prologis | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,806 | $4,806 |
| 6 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 42 | $3,868 | $3,868 |
| 7 | barnes & thornburg | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| 8 | blackrock | 0 | $0 | 2 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 9 | 179 bar and grill | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| 10 | accomplished chimney, inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 11 | actumllc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 12 | apollo | 0 | $0 | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| 13 | actum llc | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| 14 | jacoby and meyers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| 15 | aura astronomy | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 16 | mass mutual | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 17 | the life initiative | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 18 | mindset | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 19 | kti travel | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 20 | hmfh architects | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 21 | mezza luna bistro | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 22 | princeton public affairs group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 23 | conn kavanaugh | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 24 | eckert seamans cherin & mellott inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 25 | university of pittsburgh | 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.
4 predicted yes (1%) · 3 predicted no (1%) · 536 unknown (98%)
By party: · R: 2 yes / 0 no / 275 unknown · D: 2 yes / 0 no / 261 unknown · I: 0 yes / 3 no
4 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- McCormick, David (R · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Tillis, Thomas (R · senate · NC) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · 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 McCormick, David (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 Tillis, Thomas (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-01 · lobbied on by AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION (s. 843) · lobbying_bill_mention