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Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

D CO · Senate

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Defense

-26
Helped 907 Hurt 933 Unclear 605

Healthcare

+144
Helped 523 Hurt 379 Unclear 536

Finance

+47
Helped 392 Hurt 345 Mixed 1 Unclear 186

Energy

-102
Helped 273 Hurt 375 Unclear 144

Education

-51
Helped 231 Hurt 282 Unclear 254

Government Operations

-33
Helped 67 Hurt 100 Unclear 550

Agriculture

+110
Helped 343 Hurt 233 Unclear 139

Veterans Affairs

+202
Helped 359 Hurt 157 Unclear 89

Transportation

-246
Helped 93 Hurt 339 Unclear 134

Sanctions

-65
Helped 219 Hurt 284 Unclear 19

Environment

+21
Helped 181 Hurt 160 Unclear 150

Foreign Policy

-48
Helped 152 Hurt 200 Unclear 44

Labor

+63
Helped 179 Hurt 116 Unclear 100

Trade

+24
Helped 182 Hurt 158 Unclear 35

Housing

+113
Helped 229 Hurt 116 Unclear 18

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Technology

-4
Helped 133 Hurt 137 Unclear 56

Immigration

-133
Helped 43 Hurt 176 Unclear 81

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Affairs

-51
Helped 83 Hurt 134 Unclear 32
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15165 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 (1668), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), Fire Services (21), VA (19), USDA (18), Executive (17), Legislative (15), State (14), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), Education (10), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (4), Natural Resources (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State/Local (1)
Direct (428), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (318), 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 (256), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (222), Child Care (3), Disadvantaged Students (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (201), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (164), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1744), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), State (16), Public Lands (12), Education (11), Federal (11), HHS (11), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (9), USDA (9), Natural Resources (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), Administration (3), DHS (3), Independent Agencies (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), USTR (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), Legislative Branch (1), Legislative Support Agency (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (214), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (147), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (129), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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
100.0% 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 (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-447
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+36
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-25
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
+59
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-20
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+11
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-106
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-1
Transportation +11
Immigration - +109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-37
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
-1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s2344-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

213 clauses Jul 18, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Immigration Services Environmental Services

s2003-118

Cosponsor Reported

To authorize the Secretary of State to provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and other sovereign assets of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

51 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s1992-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Education

s1829-118

Cosponsor Reported

To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the import of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.

29 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services Health Care Providers

s1714-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

7 clauses May 18, 2023
Financial Services Health Care Providers Education Labor

s1742-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes.

25 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Immigration Services Energy Production Education

s1695-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to issuers of American infrastructure bonds.

2 clauses May 18, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Environmental Services

s1600-118

Cosponsor Introduced

Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for border management activities, and for other purposes.

11 clauses May 15, 2023
Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Immigrant Communities Federal Government

s1541-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for a system to classify information in the interests of national security and a system to declassify such information, and for other purposes.

22 clauses May 10, 2023
Environmental Groups Federal Government National Security Consumers

s1486-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address financial conflicts of interest of the President and Vice President.

5 clauses May 9, 2023
Financial Services Consumers Federal Government Lobbying

s1354-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families.

28 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Education Regulated Industries Federal Government Native American Tribes

s1361-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for floodplain easement restoration and management, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 27, 2023
Financial Services Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Agriculture Federal Government

s1323-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Insurance Carriers Credit Intermediation Federal Government Cannabis Retail

s812-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To strengthen employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal Government.

2 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Regulated Industries Federal Government

s728-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

27 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Labor Education

s744-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use.

3 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Telecommunications Financial Services Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s512-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s494-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a background check for every firearm sale.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Financial Services Foreign Businesses Federal Government Homeowners

s341-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain broadband grants from gross income.

3 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Telecommunications Agriculture Native American Tribes Financial Services

s51-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

26 clauses Jan 24, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Native American Tribes Homeowners

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