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Jim Banks

Jim Banks

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)
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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

+2
Helped 299 Hurt 297 Unclear 329

Veterans Affairs

+225
Helped 407 Hurt 182 Mixed 5 Unclear 123

Energy

+6
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

+4
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

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)
Direct (296), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
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)
Direct (327), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Residential Building (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (266), Research (15), Community (3), Nursing (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1), Podiatry (1)
Direct (270), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (198), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

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)
Direct (191), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (141), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
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 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
+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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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr8777-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To rescind unobligated COVID–19 relief funds and certain infrastructure funds to offset the cost of the supplemental foreign assistance made available for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 18, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr8720-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit preferential Federal grant treatment for atheist groups, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 12, 2024
Environmental Services

hr8702-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans.

1 clause Jun 12, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres1285-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the pro-abortion policies of the Biden administration.

1 clause Jun 7, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr5403-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.

24 clauses Jun 3, 2024
Financial Technology Commercial Banking Central Banking Cryptocurrency Services

hr8369-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles and defense services for Israel and other matters.

12 clauses May 20, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr8433-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to select awardees based on merit, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 16, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr8416-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to increase the rate of duty on unmanned aircraft, and for other purposes.

5 clauses May 15, 2024
Financial Services Transportation Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hres1226-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

1 clause May 14, 2024

hr8282-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies.

18 clauses May 7, 2024
International Organizations Foreign Governments Defense Federal Government

hr8281-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

15 clauses May 7, 2024
Immigration Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr8011-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate certain organizations as foreign terrorist organizations.

1 clause Apr 15, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration

hres1148-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the Iranian regime’s terrorism, regional proxy war, internal suppression, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 15, 2024
Energy Production

hr7977-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the minimum number of participating students required to establish or maintain a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

1 clause Apr 12, 2024
Education

hr7823-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require a warning label advising that the effects of mifepristone can be counteracted, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a hotline to provide information to women seeking to counteract the effects of mifepristone, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 26, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr7683-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of free speech, and for other purposes.

30 clauses Mar 15, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors

hr7638-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Commerce to reimpose duties on steel imported into the United States from Mexico, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 12, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr7594-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enact into law certain Executive orders related to immigration and border security, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 8, 2024

hr7581-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

24 clauses Mar 7, 2024
Transportation Healthcare - Mental Health Services Federal Government - Justice Federal Government - Law Enforcement

hr7494-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit exchanges from effecting transactions in securities issued by natural asset companies, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 29, 2024
Environmental Services

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