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Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

D CT · Senate

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Healthcare

+245
Helped 788 Hurt 543 Mixed 2 Unclear 1560

Defense

-44
Helped 920 Hurt 964 Unclear 772

Government Operations

-72
Helped 95 Hurt 167 Unclear 1402

Education

-38
Helped 524 Hurt 562 Unclear 486

Finance

-50
Helped 588 Hurt 638 Mixed 3 Unclear 302

Transportation

-172
Helped 291 Hurt 463 Unclear 297

Agriculture

+76
Helped 438 Hurt 362 Unclear 173

Veterans Affairs

+231
Helped 510 Hurt 279 Unclear 167

Energy

-124
Helped 301 Hurt 425 Unclear 150

Environment

+57
Helped 314 Hurt 257 Unclear 283

Technology

-10
Helped 284 Hurt 294 Unclear 103

Labor

+108
Helped 277 Hurt 169 Unclear 220

Criminal Justice

+77
Helped 329 Hurt 252 Unclear 60

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Trade

-57
Helped 196 Hurt 253 Unclear 46

Housing

+140
Helped 290 Hurt 150 Unclear 18

Immigration

-134
Helped 73 Hurt 207 Unclear 129

Foreign Policy

-53
Helped 147 Hurt 200 Mixed 1 Unclear 60

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Social Welfare

+125
Helped 207 Hurt 82 Unclear 43
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

20797 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 (1821), Veterans Affairs (119), Defense (94), DoD (33), Justice (19), VA (19), Legislative (18), Executive (17), State (16), USDA (16), Treasury (15), Congress (13), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Judiciary (8), Transportation (8), NPS (7), State/Local (7), Transportation Security (7), Oversight (6), Foreign Affairs (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), Federal (4), ICE (4), Local (4), DHS (3), Legislative Branch (3), Ukraine (3), Cemeteries (2), EPA (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), HHS (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), National Security (1), State Department (1), State Legislatures (1)
Direct (635), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Sports Consumers (1), Students (1), Students And Athletes (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (464), Intercollegiate Athletics (19), Child Care (3), Medical (2), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Nursing (1), Religious Studies (1), Small Colleges (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (319), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Birth Services (1), Hospitals (1), Mental Health (1), Palliative Care (1), Sports Medicine (1), Telehealth (1)
Direct (304), 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 (289), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2727), Veterans Affairs (77), Defense (74), Judiciary (38), EPA (23), Federal (17), State (17), Education (15), Justice (15), HHS (14), State/Local (13), VA (13), NPS (11), FDA (10), Transportation (8), Treasury (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (6), Homeland Security (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Intelligence (5), Banking (4), Interior (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), DOJ (3), General (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), GAO (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Veterans (2), Border Security (1), CMS (1), Coast Guard (1), DOL (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Health (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior Department (1), Labor (1), Legislative Branch (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Russia (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), State And Local (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (259), Athletic Administration (1), Intercollegiate Athletics (1)
Direct (205), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (221), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (166), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)
Direct (157), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Hospice (1)
Direct (156), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (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
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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
-229
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
-52
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+47
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
+65
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+12
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+59
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-98
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+5
Transportation +1
Immigration - +109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-35
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
+15
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-34

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s607-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a plan to improve the process for scheduling appointments for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Feb 18, 2025
Government Administration Government - Veterans Affairs Software Publishers Technology

s558-119

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.

4 clauses Feb 13, 2025
Education Higher Education Federal Government General Public

s539-119

Cosponsor Reported

PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025

3 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Government Children Law Enforcement

s554-119

Cosponsor In Committee

United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

6 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Defense Electronics Foreign Military Education Defense Aerospace

s556-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025

6 clauses Feb 12, 2025
International Banking Oil & Gas Infrastructure International Trade Oil & Gas

s545-119

Cosponsor Reported

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

13 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Local Government Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Veterinary Services Animal Health

s543-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on the basis of sex by State athletic associations, intercollegiate athletic associations, and covered institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Higher Education Education Government - Education Collegiate Athletics

s527-119

Cosponsor Reported

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2025

3 clauses Feb 11, 2025
Pharmacies Employers Patients Government

sres72-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Affirming that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control in the Gaza Strip .

2 clauses Feb 11, 2025
Foreign Government Foreign Terrorist Organizations Foreign Allies Foreign Entity

s419-119

Cosponsor Reported

Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025

1 clause Feb 5, 2025
Law Enforcement Government Families Mental Health

s409-119

Cosponsor In Committee

No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act

6 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Financial Services Business Community Multinational Corporations Government - Treasury

s410-119

Cosponsor Reported

Love Lives On Act of 2025

3 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Military Families Government Veterans Families

s422-119

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 Feb 5, 2025
Reproductive Health Government Religious Organizations Health Care Providers

s391-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Access to Counsel Act of 2025

1 clause Feb 4, 2025
Legal Services - Immigration Law Federal Government - Border Security Federal Government - Immigration Nonprofit - Immigration Advocacy

sres51-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Agency for International Development is essential for advancing the national security interests of the United States.

1 clause Feb 3, 2025
International Development Consulting Federal Government - Foreign Aid Administration

s355-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

FDA Modernization Act 3.0

2 clauses Feb 3, 2025
Government - Health Biotechnology Nonprofit Research & Science

s315-119

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Automotive Government Emergency Services Consumers

s280-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

1 clause Jan 28, 2025
Health Care Providers

s237-119

Cosponsor Reported

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Law Enforcement Taxpayers Government Public Safety

s233-119

Cosponsor Reported

Restoring Confidence in the World Anti-Doping Agency Act of 2025

4 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Sports Government

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