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Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

D NJ · Senate

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Healthcare

+244
Helped 758 Hurt 514 Mixed 1 Unclear 1708

Defense

-24
Helped 897 Hurt 921 Unclear 684

Government Operations

-42
Helped 94 Hurt 136 Unclear 1478

Education

-16
Helped 467 Hurt 483 Unclear 541

Finance

+25
Helped 523 Hurt 498 Mixed 3 Unclear 266

Energy

-240
Helped 330 Hurt 570 Unclear 176

Agriculture

+79
Helped 472 Hurt 393 Unclear 193

Environment

+75
Helped 323 Hurt 248 Unclear 307

Transportation

-226
Helped 134 Hurt 360 Unclear 224

Veterans Affairs

+197
Helped 376 Hurt 179 Unclear 88

Labor

+90
Helped 229 Hurt 139 Unclear 220

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Trade

-54
Helped 205 Hurt 259 Unclear 42

Housing

+157
Helped 306 Hurt 149 Unclear 17

Criminal Justice

+18
Helped 218 Hurt 200 Unclear 50

Technology

+17
Helped 195 Hurt 178 Unclear 74

Foreign Policy

-71
Helped 138 Hurt 209 Mixed 1 Unclear 47

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Immigration

-113
Helped 37 Hurt 150 Unclear 111

Civil Rights

+89
Helped 172 Hurt 83 Unclear 35
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18727 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 (1718), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), State (16), Treasury (16), USDA (16), Legislative (15), Congress (13), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Oversight (6), Judiciary (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), Federal (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Local (4), DHS (3), State/Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), HHS (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1), State Legislatures (1)
Direct (605), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (7), Homeless (6), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Disabled (3), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Formerly Incarcerated (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Minorities (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Elderly (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Sports Consumers (1), Students (1), Students And Athletes (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (404), Intercollegiate Athletics (19), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Small Colleges (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (337), Patients (18), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (1), Sports Medicine (1)
Direct (311), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (291), 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 (203), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), SBA Lending (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2237), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (68), Judiciary (39), EPA (22), HHS (20), Federal (17), State (17), Public Lands (12), State/Local (12), Education (11), FDA (11), NPS (11), Foreign (9), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Treasury (7), CFPB (6), DOJ (5), Executive (5), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), Treasury/IRS (4), USDA (4), DHS (3), Federal Reserve (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SBA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), Defense Executive (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Health (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (240), Athletic Administration (1), Intercollegiate Athletics (1)
Direct (209), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (187), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (203), SBA Lending (1), Transgender Individuals (1)
Direct (167), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2)
Direct (142), 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
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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
-543
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+48
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - -76
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- -85
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
+47
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- -44
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-3
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-104
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+1
Transportation - +23
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- -5
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)
- - -22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s5108-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide relief for borrowers of Federal Direct PLUS loans made on behalf of students.

1 clause Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5122-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Education

s5084-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to ban foods with contaminants above safe levels in or on final products served in school meals, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 18, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5091-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.

3 clauses Sep 18, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5065-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize a grant program to support students who have epilepsy or a seizure disorder.

2 clauses Sep 17, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5041-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide grants to local educational agencies to help public schools reduce class size in the early elementary grades, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 12, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5033-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Child Care Access Means Parents In School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

2 clauses Sep 12, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4991-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies.

50 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Civic Organizations Legal Services Public Administration General Public

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

s4902-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.

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

s4773-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

392 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4752-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and other entities, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 23, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

s4595-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Federal Administration Education

sres729-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students and designating June 2024 as African-American Music Appreciation Month.

1 clause Jun 12, 2024
Education

s4461-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to implement a process under which individuals who are 16 years of age may apply to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to increase the involvement of minors in public election activities, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 5, 2024
Education

s4407-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.

3 clauses May 23, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4380-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote the matriculation, and increase in the graduation rates, of individuals with disabilities within higher education.

5 clauses May 21, 2024
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

s4379-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for other purposes.

4 clauses May 21, 2024
Education

sres699-118

Cosponsor

Congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 25th Annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 12 through May 18, 2024.

1 clause May 16, 2024
Education

s4286-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by substance use disorder, including the use of opioids and stimulants, and to make financial assistance available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, public or private nonprofit entities, and certain health providers, to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorder and their families.

31 clauses May 8, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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