Vern Buchanan
AnalysisR FL-16 · House
Defense
+132Finance
+318Healthcare
+289Education
-4Energy
-32Veterans Affairs
+279Agriculture
+157Criminal Justice
-16Transportation
-23Trade
+48Government Operations
+7Housing
+69Immigration
-192Military Procurement
+17Technology
+70Environment
-79Federal Budget
+162Labor
-17Appropriations
+45Tax
-89Industry Impact Profile
18262 industry impacts
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.
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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.
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| Industry | S+ | S- | O+ | O- | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Defense (229),
Veterans Affairs (180),
Coast Guard (36),
DoD (33),
EPA (31)
+70 more
|
+408 | ||||
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans (141),
Military Families (17),
Family Sponsors (4),
Military (3),
Foreign (2)
+3 more
|
+354 | ||||
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3),
Air Force (2),
Families (1),
Space Force (1)
|
- | +167 | |||
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Naval (2),
Nuclear (2),
Testing (2),
Ammunition (1),
Ground Vehicles (1)
+9 more
|
+111 | ||||
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Research (15),
Community (3),
Tribal (3),
Family Planning Services (2),
Public Health (2)
|
- | +151 | |||
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Child Care (3),
Maritime Training (2),
Immigrant Students (1),
Religious Studies (1),
Research Universities (1)
+1 more
|
- | +64 | |||
| Cryptocurrency | - | - | +71 | ||
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (2),
Labor (2),
Technology (2),
Tourism (2),
Moving (1)
+1 more
|
- | +17 | |||
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
HSA (7)
|
+39 | ||||
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Medicaid (6),
Non-Expansion (3)
|
- | - | +43 | ||
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Federal Projects (1),
Federal/Military (1),
Military/Pacific (1),
Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
|
- | - | +146 | ||
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (8),
Electrical Equipment (2),
Defense (1),
Foreign Adversary (1)
|
+24 | ||||
| Taxpayers | - | - | +15 | ||
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Coffee (2),
Commodities (2),
Hemp (2),
Livestock (2),
Coffee Production (1)
+1 more
|
- | - | +153 | ||
Technology (10 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (8),
Cybersecurity (2),
AI/Defense (1),
Cloud Services (1),
Commercial/Defense (1)
+5 more
|
+47 |
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
hr137-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeTCJA Permanency Act
hr27-119
Cosponsor Passed HouseHALT Fentanyl Act
hr9776-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for other purposes.
hr9158-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require an institution of higher education that becomes aware that a student having nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (F)(i) or (J) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) has endorsed or supported a foreign terrorist organization to notify the SEVIS, and for other purposes.
hr9018-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo include in the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction certain best practices.
hr8989-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.
hr8012-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo establish the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.
hr6951-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo lower the cost of postsecondary education for students and families.
hr6578-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish the Commission to Study Acts of Antisemitism in the United States.
hr6319-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System, and for other purposes.
hr5363-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Robert Cleckler (Bobby) Bowden, in honor of his achievements both on and off the football field.
hr5110-118
Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons for training in archery, hunting, or other shooting sports.
hr4850-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a retroactive effective date of law regarding charge to entitlement to Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance for individuals who do not transfer credits from certain closed or disapproved programs of education.
hr4153-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize a national network of statewide senior legal hotlines, and for other purposes.
hr5-118
Cosponsor Passed HouseTo ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools.
hr976-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act affecting individuals, families, and small businesses, and for other purposes.
hr766-118
Cosponsor Passed HouseTo amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.
hr623-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes.
hr603-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require a study on Holocaust education efforts of States, local educational agencies, and public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
hr467-118
Cosponsor Passed HouseTo amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
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