Richard Blumenthal
AnalysisD CT · Senate
Healthcare
+270Defense
-45Government Operations
-116Education
-6Finance
-51Transportation
-171Agriculture
+76Veterans Affairs
+231Energy
-115Environment
+56Labor
+122Technology
-6Criminal Justice
+77Sanctions
-57Trade
-54Housing
+138Foreign Policy
-55Immigration
-134Social Welfare
+144Appropriations
+93Industry Impact Profile
21044 industry impacts
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.
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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.
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| 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
|
-223 | ||||
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)
|
+60 | ||||
| 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)
|
+2 | ||||
| Transportation | +2 | ||||
| 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
s5129-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.
sres828-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
sres825-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men.
s5091-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.
s5087-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for other purposes.
sres824-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing September 20, 2024, as National LGBTQ+ Veterans Day.
s5099-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo prescribe requirements relating to the management of the Federal property commonly known as Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes.
sres829-118
Primary SponsorDesignating October 8, 2024, as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.
sres822-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating September 2024 as National Voting Rights Month.
sres823-118
CosponsorRecognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Latinos in the United States and the immense contributions of Latinos to the United States.
s5060-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008, and for other purposes.
sres819-118
CosponsorDesignating September 25, 2024, as National Lobster Day.
sres817-118
CosponsorDesignating the week beginning September 8, 2024, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week.
sres820-118
CosponsorExpressing support for the designation of the week of September 21 through September 28, 2024, as National Estuaries Week.
s5057-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish minimum Federal standards for sports betting, and for other purposes.
s5034-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide additional benefits to American workers whose employment has been impacted as a result of the transition to a clean energy economy.
s5041-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide grants to local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the early elementary grades, and for other purposes.
s5046-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to publish a final rule relating to nonclinical testing methods.
s5015-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for the hiring and training of certain personnel at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
s5004-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college student food insecurity demonstration programs, and for other purposes.
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