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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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Industry Impact Profile

7751 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1057), Veterans Affairs (80), Defense (57), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (9), Justice (6), State (6), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Oversight (4), CMS (3), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (213), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Veterans Families (1)
Direct (188), 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 (142), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (122), Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (115), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (95), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (78), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Industries Burdened

Direct (684), Veterans Affairs (50), Defense (44), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), Foreign (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), HHS (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Legislative (2), Military (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Federal Agencies (1), Housing (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (131), Space Force (1)
Direct (118), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (105), Veterans (12), Taxpayers (2)
Direct (75), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (53), Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
54.3% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (46 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (101), DoD (34), VA (23), Executive (19) +41 more
+513
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
+11
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +60
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+78
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
-10
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- +51
Taxpayers - - +33
Immigration - - -107
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+76
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+1
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+3
Transportation - -11
Financial Services (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- +12
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - +22
Real Estate (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Military Housing (1)
- -10

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres201-119

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as National Small Business Week to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

1 clause May 5, 2025

s1591-119

Cosponsor Introduced

ARCA Act of 2025

43 clauses May 5, 2025
Government Agency Healthcare Research and Innovation Nontraditional Contractors Health Care Technology Providers

s1569-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To modify the criteria for recognition of accrediting agencies or associations for institutions of higher education.

3 clauses May 1, 2025

s1524-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the William S. Knudsen Commission for American Defense-Industrial Mobilization, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 30, 2025

s1543-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 30, 2025

s1544-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company.

3 clauses Apr 30, 2025

sres193-119

Cosponsor

Designating April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month.

1 clause Apr 30, 2025

s1384-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.

2 clauses Apr 9, 2025

s1382-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Family First Act

8 clauses Apr 9, 2025

s1402-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To abolish the Department of Education, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Apr 9, 2025

s1335-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Secure Family Futures Act of 2025

2 clauses Apr 8, 2025

s1328-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Apr 8, 2025

s1329-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To address the behavioral health workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Apr 8, 2025

s1318-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 7, 2025
Government - Federal Agencies General Public - Taxpayers General Public - Veterans Families Religious & Social Organizations

sres159-119

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former Senator for the State of Louisiana.

0 clauses Apr 7, 2025

s1317-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional disclosures relating to gifts and contracts from foreign sources.

1 clause Apr 7, 2025

s1311-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for an assessment of notice letters that the Secretary sends to claimants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 5, 2025

s1253-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Unlawful Discrimination in Higher Education within the Department of Education.

4 clauses Apr 2, 2025

s1225-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for certain freedom of association protections, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 1, 2025

s1244-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow parents of eligible military dependent children to establish Military Education Savings Accounts, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Apr 1, 2025

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