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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

D VA-8 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 8)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 8)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 8)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 8)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 8)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 8)
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Defense

+18
Helped 1340 Hurt 1322 Unclear 795

Finance

+158
Helped 962 Hurt 804 Mixed 4 Unclear 425

Healthcare

+308
Helped 857 Hurt 549 Mixed 39 Unclear 614

Education

+32
Helped 475 Hurt 443 Unclear 245

Transportation

+121
Helped 551 Hurt 430 Unclear 155

Energy

-101
Helped 357 Hurt 458 Mixed 3 Unclear 297

Labor

+105
Helped 303 Hurt 198 Unclear 277

Agriculture

+112
Helped 361 Hurt 249 Unclear 125

Veterans Affairs

+253
Helped 409 Hurt 156 Unclear 96

Aviation

-419
Helped 63 Hurt 482 Unclear 88

Criminal Justice

-78
Helped 245 Hurt 323 Mixed 4 Unclear 61

Environment

-32
Helped 183 Hurt 215 Unclear 215

Government Operations

-16
Helped 49 Hurt 65 Unclear 486

Trade

+35
Helped 243 Hurt 208 Mixed 3 Unclear 66

Housing

+77
Helped 252 Hurt 175 Unclear 35

Immigration

-158
Helped 109 Hurt 267 Mixed 4 Unclear 70

Technology

+78
Helped 211 Hurt 133 Unclear 54

Civil Rights

+82
Helped 210 Hurt 128 Unclear 48

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Foreign Policy

+2
Helped 131 Hurt 129 Unclear 55
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

23769 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 (1916), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (23), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative Branch (15), Congress (14), Legislative (13), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), DOJ/ATF (8), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (5), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (4), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (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), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Science Agencies (1)
Direct (703), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (498), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (390), 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 (384), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3698), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), State (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Executive Branch (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Military (2), USTR (2), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (414), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (373), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (221), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Gun Owners (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (208), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (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
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (74 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +69 more
-232
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-188
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-45
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-64
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+9
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
+55
Cryptocurrency - - -71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+2
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-115
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+64
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-69
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-6
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- -133
Law Enforcement -47

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr6071-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To modernize unemployment compensation benefits.

26 clauses Oct 26, 2023
Labor Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services

hr6021-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

To prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of donkeys or donkey hides for the purpose of producing ejiao, to prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of products containing ejiao, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Oct 24, 2023
Federal Administration Education Transportation Environmental Services

hr5966-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to reporting digital commodity transactions.

5 clauses Oct 17, 2023
Transportation Environmental Services

hres790-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that corporations should commit to utilizing the benefits of gender diversity in boards of directors and other senior management positions.

1 clause Oct 17, 2023

hr5745-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the regulation of digital assets, and for other purposes.

31 clauses Sep 27, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Transportation Environmental Services

hr5624-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to report information related to allegations of misconduct of law enforcement officers to the Attorney General, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 21, 2023
Education

hr5431-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote space safety and provide for policy, planning, and agency roles and responsibilities for the transition to a civil space situational awareness capability of certain space situational awareness activities, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Sep 13, 2023
Labor Environmental Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5432-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To create a short form tax return to simplify the return process for certain taxpayers living abroad, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Sep 13, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Financial Services

hr5399-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To substantially restrict the use of animal testing for cosmetics, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 12, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr5353-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for a period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and to prohibit consideration of other matters in the House of Representatives if appropriations are not enacted.

2 clauses Sep 8, 2023
Defense Contractors

hr5135-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an additional 1,000 percent excise tax on the sale of large capacity ammunition feeding devices and semiautomatic assault weapons, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 4, 2023
Transportation

hr3759-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program to facilitate the installation, on bridges, of evidence-based suicide deterrents, including suicide prevention nets and barriers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 31, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation

hres430-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the need for protecting and conserving at least 50 percent of the land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in the United States and encouraging diplomatic community efforts to achieve this goal worldwide.

0 clauses May 22, 2023

hr3470-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.

9 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors

hr1616-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To address research on, and improve access to, supportive services for individuals with Long COVID.

6 clauses Mar 17, 2023
Native American Tribes Homeowners Education Federal Government

hr1277-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Business

hr974-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To remove obstacles to the ability of law enforcement officers to enforce gun safety laws, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Feb 10, 2023
Consumers Foreign Businesses Federal Government Business

hr856-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 7, 2023
Consumers Homeowners Federal Government Healthcare Consumers

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