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Don Bacon

Don Bacon

R NE-2 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 2)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 2)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 2)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 2)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 2)
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Defense

+400
Helped 2390 Hurt 1990 Unclear 3022

Healthcare

+616
Helped 1182 Hurt 566 Mixed 14 Unclear 1218

Government Operations

-19
Helped 75 Hurt 94 Unclear 1991

Finance

+155
Helped 944 Hurt 789 Mixed 4 Unclear 404

Transportation

+440
Helped 966 Hurt 526 Mixed 4 Unclear 305

Education

+263
Helped 702 Hurt 439 Unclear 258

Energy

-145
Helped 438 Hurt 583 Mixed 3 Unclear 216

Criminal Justice

+20
Helped 445 Hurt 425 Mixed 4 Unclear 108

Immigration

-302
Helped 181 Hurt 483 Mixed 4 Unclear 263

Trade

+36
Helped 355 Hurt 319 Mixed 2 Unclear 175

Veterans Affairs

+341
Helped 503 Hurt 162 Unclear 114

Agriculture

+170
Helped 378 Hurt 208 Unclear 167

Aviation

-427
Helped 64 Hurt 491 Unclear 89

Foreign Affairs

-305
Helped 134 Hurt 439 Unclear 42

Technology

+207
Helped 381 Hurt 174 Unclear 45

Labor

+132
Helped 287 Hurt 155 Unclear 127

Housing

+331
Helped 426 Hurt 95 Unclear 33

Maritime

-480
Helped 20 Hurt 500 Unclear 17

Environment

-37
Helped 137 Hurt 174 Unclear 139

Social Welfare

+131
Helped 237 Hurt 106 Mixed 1 Unclear 69
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

29885 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 (2131), Defense (215), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), Legislative (16), USDA (16), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), DOT (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), Energy (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Foreign (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Local Government (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (785), Veterans (121), Military Families (18), Foreign (3), Military (3), Youth (2), Religious Communities (1)
Direct (619), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), K-12 Schools (1), Military (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (616), 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 (600), Research (15), Community (3), Nursing (3), Tribal (3), Emergency Services (1), Native American Services (1), Podiatry (1)
Direct (398), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (4728), Defense (213), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Legislative (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), SEC (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DOT (3), Energy (3), Executive (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Health (2), Interior (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), State (2), USDA (2), DHS (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Health Programs (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (539), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (422), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (281), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (252), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (259), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)

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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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+251
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+376
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- - +161
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - +142
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- - +161
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
- +51
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- - +27
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+41
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- +36
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+148
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+39
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- +155
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr5446-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize grants for crime victims to be distributed to angel families, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 13, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr5352-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the President to grant a certain retired grade to the Director of Admissions of a Service Academy.

0 clauses Sep 8, 2023

hr5342-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to replace the windfall elimination provision with a formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with noncovered employment, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Sep 5, 2023
Energy Production

hr5320-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the authority of the Secretary of Defense to carry out the defense laboratory modernization program.

0 clauses Sep 1, 2023

hr5321-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 to improve the John S. McCain strategic defense fellows program.

2 clauses Sep 1, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5302-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To designate the Air and Marine Operations Marine Unit of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection located at 101 Km 18.5 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, as the Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit.

0 clauses Aug 29, 2023

hr5297-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to amend the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 29, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5298-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to transfer the authority to operate certain transient housing of the Department of Defense to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment.

1 clause Aug 29, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hres665-118

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing Lieutenant Commander Louis A. Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona during the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States Territory of Hawaii.

0 clauses Aug 25, 2023

hr5266-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to develop and implement a strategy to interdict fentanyl and other synthetic drugs in the mail at Federal correctional facilities.

3 clauses Aug 25, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr5227-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Department of Defense from acquiring computers or printers manufactured by or from entities controlled by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Aug 18, 2023

hr5231-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a force design for the Air Force and Space Force.

1 clause Aug 18, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5232-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 18, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5230-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary enters into a contract for the calculation, using industry standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, of the monthly rates of basic allowance for housing for certain military housing areas, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 18, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5229-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study, and submit to Congress a report, on the defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in the European and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack.

1 clause Aug 18, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5228-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to develop a plan for the recapitalization of fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve and to limit modifications to the flying missions of such squadrons until such plan is complete.

1 clause Aug 18, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5226-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with a university affiliated research center to conduct research and analysis on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynamics.

1 clause Aug 18, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr5221-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to meet the needs of homeless children, youth, and families, and honor the assessments and priorities of local communities.

3 clauses Aug 15, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

hr5202-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Aug 11, 2023
Consumer Products & Safety Equipment Recreation & Sports Federal Government General Public

hr5182-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To modernize online child protection laws.

3 clauses Aug 8, 2023
Transportation Education

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