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Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

R TN · Senate

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Defense

-54
Helped 831 Hurt 885 Unclear 704

Healthcare

+50
Helped 423 Hurt 373 Unclear 455

Finance

-41
Helped 381 Hurt 422 Mixed 2 Unclear 188

Education

+22
Helped 286 Hurt 264 Mixed 1 Unclear 202

Government Operations

-6
Helped 82 Hurt 88 Unclear 536

Energy

-55
Helped 235 Hurt 290 Unclear 131

Technology

+19
Helped 291 Hurt 272 Unclear 80

Veterans Affairs

+215
Helped 377 Hurt 162 Unclear 94

Agriculture

+95
Helped 281 Hurt 186 Unclear 114

Transportation

-41
Helped 151 Hurt 192 Unclear 167

Criminal Justice

+68
Helped 257 Hurt 189 Unclear 39

Trade

-16
Helped 192 Hurt 208 Unclear 57

Environment

-59
Helped 87 Hurt 146 Unclear 150

Housing

+105
Helped 221 Hurt 116 Unclear 17

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-121
Helped 40 Hurt 161 Unclear 84

Foreign Policy

-12
Helped 109 Hurt 121 Mixed 1 Unclear 42

Labor

-25
Helped 64 Hurt 89 Mixed 2 Unclear 92

Science

-210
Helped 0 Hurt 210
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14282 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 (1465), Veterans Affairs (116), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Justice (13), Legislative (13), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), Foreign Affairs (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Legislative Branch (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), Commerce (2), Executive Branch (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), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), National Security (1), State Department (1)
Direct (329), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), General Public (5), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (284), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (243), 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 (230), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (170), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)
Direct (161), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (160), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1736), Veterans Affairs (70), Defense (68), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal (4), Justice (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Commerce (3), DHS (3), Executive (3), Executive Agencies (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), USDA (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), FTC (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), NIST (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), GAO (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), OMB (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (155), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (157), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (142), Foreign (7), 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
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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 (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
+661
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+232
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - +76
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- - +89
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+91
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- - +54
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +120
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- - +140
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
- - +5
Immigration - - -107
Transportation - - -2
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- +27
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +19
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - +22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s382-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

28 clauses Feb 4, 2025
General Public Government Grant Recipients Federal Administration Banking and Financial Services

s309-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students.

5 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Federal Administration Education

s292-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.

8 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Private Education General Public Nonprofit Organizations Wealthy Individuals & Philanthropy

s258-119

Cosponsor Reported

To improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jan 27, 2025
Weather Research and Emergency Management Agencies General Public Weather Forecasting Agencies Higher Education Research Institutions

s189-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand the capacity of junior or community colleges and area career and technical education schools to conduct training services, education, and outreach activities for careers in the residential construction industry.

2 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s9-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Introduced

To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

1 clause Jan 7, 2025
Education

s3556-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting, to categorize public safety telecommunicators as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification system, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 18, 2024
Education Transportation

sres905-118

Primary Sponsor

Recognizing the role of the Scarboro 85 in the desegregation of public schools following the landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Brown v. Board of Education.

1 clause Nov 21, 2024

s5254-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the employer-provided child care credit.

2 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Education

s5246-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand the capacity of junior or community colleges and area career and technical education schools to conduct training services, education, and outreach activities for careers in the residential construction industry.

2 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5201-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to limit Federal funding of the procurement of certain buses under the Clean School Bus program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024
Education

sres860-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week of October 6, 2024, through October 12, 2024, as Religious Education Week to celebrate religious education in the United States.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024
Education

sres842-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week beginning October 20, 2024, as National Character Counts Week.

1 clause Sep 23, 2024
Education

sres814-118

Cosponsor

Designating September 2024 as National Literacy Month.

1 clause Sep 12, 2024
Education

s4813-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a grant program within the Department of Labor to support the creation, implementation, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs in cybersecurity.

5 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration Energy Production

s4674-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require transparency with respect to content and content provenance information, to protect artistic content, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Information Technology Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s4550-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Head Start Act to authorize block grants to States for prekindergarten education, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Jun 13, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s4516-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure equal protection of the law, to prevent racism in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

29 clauses Jun 12, 2024
Labor Education Defense Contractors Transportation

s4469-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jun 5, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres699-118

Cosponsor

Congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 25th Annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 12 through May 18, 2024.

1 clause May 16, 2024
Education

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