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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

hr3328-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 15, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3329-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit taxpayer-funded gender transition procedures, and for other purposes.

10 clauses May 15, 2023
Transportation Health Care Providers

hres384-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of May 2023 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.

0 clauses May 10, 2023

hr3149-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts as the National Medal of Honor Highway, and for other purposes.

0 clauses May 9, 2023

hr734-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

14 clauses Apr 25, 2023
Student Athletes Civil Liberties Education Federal Government

hr2826-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

1 clause Apr 25, 2023
Business Consumers Federal Government

hr2712-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enact into law the requirements of the Executive order issued on September 22, 2020, relating to Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, to prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry out Executive Orders 13985, 14035, and 14091, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Federal Government - Defense Federal Government HR Consulting & Training Military Education

hr2492-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.

1 clause Apr 6, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Federal Government Lobbying

hr1470-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortion through financial or logistical support to individuals traveling to another State or country to receive an abortion.

2 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Financial Services Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr1425-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly to be subject to Senate ratification.

15 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr5-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools.

88 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Education Federal Government General Public Educational Services

hr1282-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Defense Contractors

hr1297-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr1209-118

Cosponsor Reported

To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Feb 27, 2023
Health Care Providers Labor

hr1210-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to suspend the right to introduce certain persons or property into the United States in the interest of the public health.

1 clause Feb 27, 2023
Foreign Businesses Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr1147-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk.

8 clauses Feb 21, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres147-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of February 18 through February 25, 2023, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniversary of the iconic FFA jacket.

1 clause Feb 21, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers

hr983-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure that a woman seeking a chemical abortion is informed that it may be possible to reverse the intended effects of the abortion if the woman changes her mind, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Feb 10, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Business

hr977-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals.

0 clauses Feb 10, 2023

hr935-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To clarify protections related to sex and sex-segregated spaces and to activities under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Federal Government Consumers

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