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Jim Banks

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R IN · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 3)

2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 3)

2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 3)

2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 3)

134

Defense

+313

Helped 1675 Hurt 1362 Unclear 2490

Government Operations

-29

Helped 92 Hurt 121 Unclear 1794

Healthcare

+121

Helped 472 Hurt 351 Unclear 621

Finance

-15

Helped 404 Hurt 419 Mixed 1 Unclear 461

Education

Helped 299 Hurt 297 Unclear 329

Veterans Affairs

+225

Helped 407 Hurt 182 Mixed 5 Unclear 123

Energy

Helped 273 Hurt 267 Unclear 167

Agriculture

+117

Helped 282 Hurt 165 Unclear 129

Trade

+18

Helped 260 Hurt 242 Unclear 36

Environment

-28

Helped 84 Hurt 112 Unclear 329

Technology

+139

Helped 291 Hurt 152 Unclear 40

Housing

+250

Helped 337 Hurt 87 Unclear 14

Transportation

-22

Helped 138 Hurt 160 Unclear 96

Appropriations

+93

Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

+20

Helped 136 Hurt 116 Mixed 1 Unclear 31

Immigration

-115

Helped 32 Hurt 147 Unclear 40

Criminal Justice

Helped 101 Hurt 97 Unclear 20

Science & Space

+67

Helped 129 Hurt 62 Unclear 18

Labor

-32

Helped 57 Hurt 89 Unclear 52

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14880 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

Government 2007 P·23 C·289 Y·1696 N·1356 w:19.2

Direct (1477), Defense (180), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (33), VA (23), Legislative (18), Executive (16), USDA (16), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Justice (7), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), DOT (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Energy (1), FTC (1), HHS (1), Housing Programs (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1)

General Public 438 P·7 C·68 Y·363 N·347 w:7.5

Direct (296), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)

Defense 432 P·2 C·206 Y·224 N·108 w:3.9

Direct (419), 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)

Military 403 P·1 C·178 Y·224 N·109 w:2.7

Direct (402), Families (1)

Construction 331 P·1 C·173 Y·157 N·131 w:2.2

Direct (327), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Residential Building (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

National Security 329 P·1 C·322 Y·6 N·3 w:2.0

Healthcare 292 P·2 C·91 Y·198 N·189 w:4.2

Direct (266), Research (15), Community (3), Nursing (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1), Podiatry (1)

Education 276 P·6 C·127 Y·143 N·121 w:6.9

Direct (270), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Technology 206 P·5 C·134 Y·67 N·45 w:6.9

Direct (198), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Manufacturing 198 P·7 C·112 Y·79 N·59 w:6.6

Direct (196), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 1729 P·68 C·635 Y·1028 N·767 w:50.4

Direct (1287), Defense (178), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), Justice (14), Education (11), NPS (11), VA (11), FDA (9), Legislative (9), HHS (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Law Enforcement (6), Foreign (5), Intelligence (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), DHS (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DOT (3), Energy (3), Executive (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), HUD (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

National Security 276 P·3 C·247 Y·26 N·12 w:3.0

Education 198 P·13 C·96 Y·89 N·85 w:8.8

Defense 195 P·2 C·45 Y·148 N·54 w:2.6

Direct (191), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Financial Services 160 C·106 Y·54 N·50 w:6.9

Direct (159), Transgender Individuals (1)

General Public 160 P·3 C·27 Y·130 N·119 w:6.9

Direct (139), Veterans (20), Taxpayers (1)

Healthcare 152 P·6 C·36 Y·110 N·98 w:5.3

Direct (141), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

Military 148 C·13 Y·135 N·53 w:0.8

Direct (147), Space Force (1)

Immigration 128 C·1 Y·127 N·127 w:0.2

Manufacturing 126 P·5 C·47 Y·74 N·58 w:4.4

Direct (117), Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (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	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			+575
General Public (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)			-38
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)		-	+25
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)		-	+17
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)	-	-	+22

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