SB 6209 — Concerning financial aid awards for students attending private four-year institutions of higher education.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-19
AN ACT Relating to financial aid awards for students attending private four-year institutions of higher education;
Latest action: 2026-01-30 — Referred to Ways & Means.
Sponsors
- Wellman, Lisa (D, WA-41) — sponsor · 2026-01-19
- Boehnke, Matt (R, WA-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Dozier, Perry (R, WA-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
- Nobles, T'wina (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-19
Action timeline
- · senate — First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Development.
- · senate — HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — HEWD - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — And refer to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Referred to Ways & Means.
- · senate — Referred to Ways & Means.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (4)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | Boehnke, Matt | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-19 | Dozier, Perry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-19 | Nobles, T'wina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-19 | Wellman, Lisa | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Wellman, Lisa (D, state_upper WA-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Boehnke, Matt (R, state_upper WA-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dozier, Perry (R, state_upper WA-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Nobles, T'wina (D, state_upper WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-01-19 · cosponsored by Boehnke, Matt (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-19 · cosponsored by Dozier, Perry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-19 · cosponsored by Nobles, T'wina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-19 · sponsored by Wellman, Lisa (sponsor) · sponsorship