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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

hr1112-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide requirements related to the eligibility of individuals who identify as transgender from serving in the Armed Forces.

3 clauses Feb 21, 2023
Transportation Healthcare Consumers Regulated Industries Federal Government

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

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

hr1064-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide requirements related to the eligibility of transgender individuals from serving in the Armed Forces.

1 clause Feb 17, 2023
Transportation Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Homeowners

hr989-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To remove legal impediments preventing construction of a border barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico, improve the construction requirements for such barrier, make previously appropriated funds available for constructing such barrier until expended, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Environmental Groups National Security Federal Government Native American Tribes

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

hr862-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes.

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

hr838-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to encourage the replacement or modernization of inefficient, outdated freight railcars, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 6, 2023
Natural Gas Transportation Federal Government Consumers

hr757-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to prohibit manufacturing or distributing candy-flavored controlled substances for minors, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr790-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the firearm transfer tax, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 2, 2023
Regulated Industries Federal Government

hr701-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To restrict the appointment of certain military personnel to diversity, equity, and inclusion positions.

0 clauses Feb 1, 2023

hr705-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.

2 clauses Feb 1, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

hr632-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr597-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the collection of intelligence regarding activities by drug trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries.

15 clauses Jan 27, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Veterans Federal Government National Security

hr592-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from carrying out certain activities under the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program until certification of system improvements and facility readiness.

1 clause Jan 27, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Veterans Federal Government

hr589-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.

7 clauses Jan 27, 2023
Transportation Trade Federal Government Foreign Government

hr496-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs.

5 clauses Jan 25, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Education Federal Government

hr502-118

Primary Sponsor Passed House

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Jan 25, 2023
Federal Housing Programs Veterans Housing Veterans Federal Government

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