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Vern Buchanan

Vern Buchanan

R FL-16 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 16)
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2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2013–2015 House Of Representatives (District 16)
2011–2013 House Of Representatives (District 13)
2009–2011 House Of Representatives (District 13)
2007–2009 House Of Representatives (District 13)
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Industry Impact Profile

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Industries Helped

Direct (1398), Defense (94), Veterans Affairs (80), DoD (32), State (21), Legislative (20), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (13), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), Research (4), Treasury (4), Local (3), State Agency (3), Army Corps (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Independent Agency (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Transportation (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (336), Veterans (88), Military Families (11), Foreign (2), Military (2), Nonprofit Sector Workers (1), Parents (1)
Direct (375), Air Force (2), Families (1)
Direct (331), 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 (201), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (172), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (123), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)

Industries Burdened

Direct (1131), Defense (82), Veterans Affairs (50), Coast Guard (27), Regulatory (10), FDA (9), EPA (8), Agriculture (7), Legislative (7), Law Enforcement (5), Federal Child Welfare (4), Foreign (4), SEC (4), VA (4), DOI (3), Executive (3), Local (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), HHS (2), Military (2), China (1), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Health Administration (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Social Services (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (237), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (201), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (141), Veterans (12), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (131), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Direct (120), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
Direct (85), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
90.5% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (68 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (176), Veterans Affairs (130), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), Legislative (27) +63 more
+530
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +140
General Public (9 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (11), Family Sponsors (4), Foreign (2), Military (2) +4 more
+274
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+121
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
- +24
Healthcare (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2) +1 more
- +111
Education (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- +85
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Public Issuers (4)
+30
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+28
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -105
Taxpayers - - +33
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +119
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +88
Technology (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Cybersecurity (3), Blockchain/DLT (2), AI/Defense (1), Artificial Intelligence (1) +9 more
+37

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hres934-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the recognition of November 2025 as "Carbon Monoxide Action and Awareness Month" and promoting nationwide education, prevention, and detection efforts to protect United States families from carbon monoxide poisoning.

1 clause Dec 5, 2025
Government Administration Consumers Household Safety Equipment Manufacturing Emergency Services

hr5480-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 18, 2025
Sports Teams & Leagues Nonprofit Organizations Education Services Sporting Goods Manufacturing

hr4638-119

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an alien who has been convicted of harming animals used in law enforcement is inadmissible and deportable, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 23, 2025
Immigrants Federal Government Legal Services Law Enforcement

hr4091-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require adequate traceability for expenditures by the Federal Government.

2 clauses Jun 24, 2025
Government Government Agencies

hr3178-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Save Healthcare Workers Act

6 clauses May 5, 2025
General Public Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Industry Government Agency

hr452-119

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic Miracle on Ice, revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States.

30 clauses Apr 29, 2025
General Public Professional Athletes/Sports Sports Organizations Government - Treasury

hr2808-119

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Government Administration Credit Bureaus Consumers Banking

hr2725-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes.

25 clauses Apr 8, 2025
Veterans Government/Housing Agencies Low-Income Tenants Real Estate Development

hr2491-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Commissioner of Social Security to review and simplify the processes, procedures, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility for, enrolling in, and maintaining and utilizing coverage and benefits under the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Social Security programs respectively, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 31, 2025
State Government - Health Administration Federal Government - Social Services Individual Caregivers Federal Government - Health Administration

hr1676-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Passed House

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to approve the wildlife conservation and restoration program of a State within a certain period of time.

5 clauses Feb 27, 2025
Government Agency - DOI Government - State Government - State Agency Government - Congress

hr1475-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require certain reports on small business disaster assistance to be published on the website of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 21, 2025
Government Agency

hr1329-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act

1 clause Feb 13, 2025
Government Agencies

hr1262-119

Cosponsor Passed House

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.

54 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Federal Government - Research Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing Healthcare Beneficiaries Organ and Tissue Banks

hr1156-119

Cosponsor Passed House

To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Feb 10, 2025
Government Administration General Public State Law Enforcement Legal Services

hr1151-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act

1 clause Feb 7, 2025
Testing & Assessment Services Professional Certification Services Education & Training Services Workforce Development Programs

hr1007-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Forestry & Land Management Government Agencies

hr425-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal the Corporate Transparency Act.

1 clause Jan 15, 2025
Real Estate Business Services - Corporate Services Lawyers & Lobbyists Business Services

hr23-119

Cosponsor Passed House

To impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies.

4 clauses Jan 9, 2025
International Justice Organizations Family Members of ICC Officials International Criminal Court International Justice and Law Enforcement

hr28-119

Cosponsor Passed House

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

5 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Individual Athletes Education Sports & Recreation Federal Government

hr4389-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 27, 2023
Conservation Organizations Federal Government - DOI

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