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Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

D CT · Senate

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Healthcare

+270
Helped 807 Hurt 537 Mixed 2 Unclear 1545

Defense

-45
Helped 920 Hurt 965 Unclear 771

Government Operations

-116
Helped 110 Hurt 226 Unclear 1385

Education

-6
Helped 556 Hurt 562 Unclear 481

Finance

-51
Helped 588 Hurt 639 Mixed 3 Unclear 301

Transportation

-171
Helped 291 Hurt 462 Unclear 293

Agriculture

+76
Helped 438 Hurt 362 Unclear 173

Veterans Affairs

+231
Helped 510 Hurt 279 Unclear 167

Energy

-115
Helped 301 Hurt 416 Unclear 150

Environment

+56
Helped 318 Hurt 262 Unclear 282

Labor

+122
Helped 311 Hurt 189 Unclear 220

Technology

-6
Helped 293 Hurt 299 Unclear 103

Criminal Justice

+77
Helped 329 Hurt 252 Unclear 60

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Trade

-54
Helped 198 Hurt 252 Unclear 47

Housing

+138
Helped 289 Hurt 151 Unclear 18

Foreign Policy

-55
Helped 148 Hurt 203 Mixed 1 Unclear 60

Immigration

-134
Helped 73 Hurt 207 Unclear 129

Social Welfare

+144
Helped 226 Hurt 82 Unclear 43

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

21044 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 (1825), 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 (634), 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 (486), 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 (2730), 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 (258), Athletic Administration (1), Intercollegiate Athletics (1)
Direct (205), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (222), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (168), 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 (157), 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
-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

s4992-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote peace, stability, and recovery in Ukraine, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Sep 9, 2024
Security Services Foreign Governments Aerospace and Defense Federal Government

s4939-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide that weighted sleep products for infants shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024
Transportation

s4947-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve passenger vessel security and safety, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s4943-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to treat fraudulently induced electronic fund transfers in the same manner as unauthorized electronic fund transfers, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024
Financial Services

s4949-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve end-of-life care.

10 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Religious Services Advertising & Marketing Healthcare Federal Government

sres797-118

Cosponsor

Designating August 16, 2024, as National Airborne Day.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024
Federal Administration

s4973-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Defense Contractors Environmental Services

sres800-118

Cosponsor

Condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump during a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, honoring the victims who were killed and injured at the rally, and calling for unity and civility in the United States.

0 clauses Aug 1, 2024

s4961-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

4 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Environmental Services

s4902-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.

37 clauses Jul 31, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Labor Environmental Services

s4879-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research.

1 clause Jul 31, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4887-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect certain victims of human trafficking by expanding the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant such aliens continued presence in the United States.

1 clause Jul 31, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4906-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.

2 clauses Jul 31, 2024
Environmental Services

s4876-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.

2 clauses Jul 31, 2024
Federal Administration Education

sres790-118

Primary Sponsor

Commending and congratulating the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championship.

0 clauses Jul 31, 2024

s4852-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.

0 clauses Jul 30, 2024

s4861-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish, in the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the Destination Reception Services Program New Arrival Services Board and to authorize a grant program for providing funding for medium-term services to eligible arrivals in destination States and localities to promote their self-sufficiency, reduce costs of extended emergency service provision, maximize benefit to new arrivals and host communities, provide diversion from homelessness, and promote the effective navigation and compliance of the immigration process.

1 clause Jul 30, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4844-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 30, 2024
Immigration Services Transportation Environmental Services

s4824-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To make housing more affordable, and for other purposes.

32 clauses Jul 29, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

sres771-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the designation of the week of August 26 through August 30, 2024, as the second annual National Community Health Worker Awareness Week.

1 clause Jul 25, 2024
Health Care Providers

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