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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

+146
Helped 529 Hurt 383 Unclear 548

Finance

+47
Helped 392 Hurt 345 Mixed 1 Unclear 186

Energy

-102
Helped 273 Hurt 375 Unclear 144

Education

-39
Helped 243 Hurt 282 Unclear 256

Government Operations

-46
Helped 72 Hurt 118 Unclear 555

Agriculture

+111
Helped 344 Hurt 233 Unclear 139

Veterans Affairs

+202
Helped 359 Hurt 157 Unclear 89

Transportation

-246
Helped 93 Hurt 339 Unclear 133

Sanctions

-65
Helped 219 Hurt 284 Unclear 19

Environment

+19
Helped 185 Hurt 166 Unclear 150

Foreign Policy

-49
Helped 153 Hurt 202 Unclear 44

Labor

+63
Helped 179 Hurt 116 Unclear 100

Trade

+26
Helped 183 Hurt 157 Unclear 36

Housing

+112
Helped 228 Hurt 116 Unclear 18

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Technology

-4
Helped 134 Hurt 138 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

15259 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 (429), 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 (260), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (226), Child Care (3), Disadvantaged Students (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (202), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (163), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1753), 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 (133), 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
-441
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)
+12
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)
-4
Transportation +12
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

s5-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Electronic Shopping Retail Trade Ambulatory Health Care Social Assistance

s2085-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests.

2 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2045-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve air quality management and the safety of communities using the best available monitoring technology and data.

7 clauses Jun 20, 2023
Information Technology Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s2053-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect freedom of travel and reproductive rights.

2 clauses Jun 20, 2023
Health Care Providers

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

s2016-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Community Health Centers Tribal Healthcare Federal Government

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

s1999-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

6 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1948-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to air pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 13, 2023
Health Care Providers

s1953-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs.

2 clauses Jun 13, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production

s1873-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the Office of Global Competition Analysis, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 8, 2023
Defense Contractors

s1892-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, Colorado.

1 clause Jun 8, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s1874-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency.

2 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Environmental Services

s1853-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to reauthorize and improve the Water Source Protection Program, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 7, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1842-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances.

1 clause Jun 7, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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

s1803-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise payment for air ambulance services under the Medicare program.

2 clauses Jun 1, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1696-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers, and for other purposes.

4 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Labor

s1751-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, and for other purposes.

5 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Energy Production Labor

s1723-118

Cosponsor Reported

To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

63 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Federal Government - Executive Education Health Care Providers

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