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Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

R TN · Senate

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Defense

-74
Helped 734 Hurt 808 Unclear 466

Healthcare

+36
Helped 306 Hurt 270 Unclear 126

Finance

-22
Helped 309 Hurt 331 Mixed 1 Unclear 60

Energy

-44
Helped 225 Hurt 269 Unclear 58

Veterans Affairs

+161
Helped 309 Hurt 148 Unclear 85

Agriculture

+104
Helped 272 Hurt 168 Unclear 80

Education

-8
Helped 161 Hurt 169 Mixed 1 Unclear 64

Technology

+1
Helped 168 Hurt 167 Unclear 30

Trade

+11
Helped 169 Hurt 158 Unclear 32

Federal Budget

+166
Helped 210 Hurt 44 Unclear 36

Transportation

-72
Helped 76 Hurt 148 Unclear 33

Housing

+96
Helped 168 Hurt 72 Unclear 13

Criminal Justice

+39
Helped 117 Hurt 78 Unclear 17

Immigration

-127
Helped 32 Hurt 159 Unclear 20

Foreign Policy

-4
Helped 68 Hurt 72 Mixed 1 Unclear 22

Foreign Affairs

-14
Helped 51 Hurt 65 Unclear 30

Labor

+4
Helped 55 Hurt 51 Mixed 2 Unclear 28

Intelligence

-22
Helped 40 Hurt 62 Unclear 24

Environment

-60
Helped 31 Hurt 91

Government Operations

-4
Helped 51 Hurt 55 Unclear 15
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

10841 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1364), Veterans Affairs (82), Defense (59), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (13), Congress (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Justice (10), CMS (9), State (8), NPS (7), DOJ (6), Education (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Oversight (4), DHS (3), Foreign Affairs (3), Transportation (3), Commerce (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), State/Local (2), Cemeteries (1), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), National Security (1), ONDCP (1), State Department (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (292), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), General Public (5), Foreign (2), Military (2)
Direct (224), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (191), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (162), Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (146), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (132), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (113), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Customer Service (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (979), Veterans Affairs (59), Defense (49), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), CFPB (4), DOJ (4), Executive Agencies (4), Federal (4), Foreign (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Justice (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), FTC (2), Intelligence (2), Legislative (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), NIST (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Office (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), GAO (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), OMB (1), Small Business Administration (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (122), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (128), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (94), Foreign (6), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
81.8% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (105), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
+663
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
+202
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- - +89
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - +95
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
+78
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- - +55
Taxpayers - - +34
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- - +131
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +99
Immigration - - -107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- +31
Transportation - - -8
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
- - +7
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +22
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - +27

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres634-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing the cultural and educational contributions of the Youth America Grand Prix throughout its 25 years of service as the national youth dance competition of the United States.

1 clause

sres570-118

Cosponsor

Designating March 1, 2024, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.

1 clause

sres645-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 20 through April 28, 2024, as National Park Week.

1 clause

s219-118

Cosponsor

To provide that Members of Congress may not receive pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has not approved a concurrent resolution on the budget and passed the regular appropriations bills.

1 clause
Government Administration Federal Government

s532-118

Cosponsor

To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

1 clause

sres672-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

1 clause

sres437-118

Primary Sponsor

Condemning antisemitism at institutions of higher education in the United States and encouraging college and university leaders, administrators, and faculty to speak out against antisemitism.

1 clause

s145-119

Cosponsor

To require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization.

1 clause
International Trade Transportation and Warehousing Foreign Militant Organizations Water Transportation

sres67-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

1 clause

sres627-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution designating March 5, 2026, as "National Slam the Scam Day" to raise awareness about pervasive scams and to prevent government imposter scams and other types of scams by promoting education about such scams.

0 clauses Mar 5, 2026

s3999-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for women's specialty care under the laws administered by the Secretary without requiring a referral, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 5, 2026

s3980-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A bill to authorize the creation of a "Lending.gov" as a shared services platform to provide a single source of access to loans provided by Federal agencies, and modern technology to support effective management of Federal credit programs, in order to reduce costs, prevent fraud, increase the speed of origination, improve transparency, improve access and customer experience, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 4, 2026

sres626-119

Cosponsor

A resolution designating March 6, 2026, as "National Speech and Debate Education Day".

0 clauses Mar 4, 2026

s3975-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable rollovers from individual retirement accounts to donor advised funds.

0 clauses Mar 3, 2026

s3952-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to establish artificial intelligence standards, metrics, and evaluation tools, to support artificial intelligence research, development, and capacity building activities, to promote innovation in the artificial intelligence industry by ensuring companies of all sizes can succeed and thrive, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

s3955-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A bill to authorize grants to States to collect and analyze data from State law enforcement agencies on the number of migrants in the United States who have been charged or convicted of a criminal offense.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

s3938-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to participate in presentations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during preseparation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

sres622-119

Cosponsor

A resolution expressing support for the designation of February 21 through February 28, 2026, as "National FFA Week", recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the chartering of the State of Alaska as a State FFA Association.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

s3909-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act

0 clauses Feb 25, 2026

sres613-119

Cosponsor

A resolution recognizing the Army-Navy football game as America's Game.

0 clauses Feb 25, 2026
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