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Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

D CO · Senate

2025–Present Senate
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146
Sponsored
601
Cosponsored
658
Votes
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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

Government 2160 P·56 C·408 Y·1359 N·1693 w:28.6
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)
General Public 592 P·5 C·224 Y·349 N·361 w:13.4
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)
Defense 331 C·107 Y·108 N·224 w:2.3
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)
Healthcare 297 P·8 C·90 Y·189 N·198 w:5.0
Direct (260), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Education 234 P·8 C·83 Y·124 N·140 w:15.9
Direct (226), Child Care (3), Disadvantaged Students (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Military 232 P·1 C·7 Y·109 N·224 w:2.0
Direct (231), Families (1)
Agriculture 210 P·22 C·33 Y·151 N·155 w:14.7
Direct (202), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Financial Services 173 P·3 C·87 Y·73 N·82 w:7.4
Direct (164), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)
Construction 166 P·2 C·8 Y·131 N·156 w:2.3
Direct (163), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
State & Local Government 162 P·8 C·79 Y·65 N·75 w:9.3
Direct (154), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2138 P·137 C·966 Y·770 N·1031 w:67.9
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)
Transportation 285 P·10 C·201 Y·44 N·74 w:8.9
Defense 218 C·70 Y·54 N·148 w:1.5
Direct (214), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
General Public 169 P·10 C·28 Y·119 N·130 w:6.7
Direct (147), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
State & Local Government 168 C·112 Y·54 N·56 w:3.1
Direct (163), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2)
Healthcare 144 P·5 C·29 Y·98 N·110 w:4.1
Direct (133), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Education 137 P·8 C·40 Y·86 N·88 w:12.0
Military 135 Y·53 N·135 w:-0.1
Direct (134), Space Force (1)
Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:0.1
Financial Services 120 P·3 C·63 Y·50 N·54 w:10.0
Direct (119), Transgender Individuals (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
-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

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor
All Industries Agriculture Defense Education Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Military State & Local Government Transportation

s218-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 1, 2023
Foreign Businesses Oil & Gas Energy Production Federal Government

s161-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Business Environmental Groups Education Federal Government

s134-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To require an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to reports and recommendations made under the National Alzheimer's Project Act.

1 clause Jan 30, 2023
Scientific Research and Development Services Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing Federal Government

s133-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To extend the National Alzheimer's Project.

5 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Federal Government - HHS Scientific Research Services Emergency Management Services Healthcare Recipients

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

s25-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jan 23, 2023
Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Energy Production Federal Government

s8-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan, to improve cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 23, 2023
Regulated Industries Consumers Federal Government
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