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Maria Cantwell

Maria Cantwell

D WA · Senate

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Defense

+6
Helped 924 Hurt 918 Unclear 764

Healthcare

+154
Helped 486 Hurt 332 Unclear 478

Energy

+140
Helped 482 Hurt 342 Unclear 197

Weather

-351
Helped 275 Hurt 626 Unclear 3

Transportation

+107
Helped 350 Hurt 243 Unclear 295

Education

+139
Helped 347 Hurt 208 Unclear 252

Finance

+1
Helped 312 Hurt 311 Mixed 1 Unclear 155

Government Operations

-23
Helped 70 Hurt 93 Unclear 554

Agriculture

+189
Helped 384 Hurt 195 Unclear 118

Veterans Affairs

+194
Helped 340 Hurt 146 Unclear 80

Technology

+111
Helped 268 Hurt 157 Unclear 71

Science & Space

+173
Helped 323 Hurt 150 Unclear 21

Trade

+65
Helped 228 Hurt 163 Unclear 47

Environment

-33
Helped 122 Hurt 155 Unclear 159

Criminal Justice

+227
Helped 306 Hurt 79 Unclear 22

Housing

+136
Helped 235 Hurt 99 Unclear 17

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Labor

+10
Helped 106 Hurt 96 Unclear 120

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-117
Helped 31 Hurt 148 Unclear 65
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15960 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 (1535), Defense (154), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), USDA (16), State (14), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Transportation (8), NPS (7), Oversight (6), DHS (4), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Scientific Agencies (4), Weather (4), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), USGS (2), Commerce (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Environmental Science (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1), State Legislatures (1), State/Local (1)
Direct (415), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Sports Consumers (1), Students (1), Students And Athletes (1)
Direct (317), Intercollegiate Athletics (19), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Small Colleges (1), Technical (1)
Direct (295), 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 (253), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1), Sports Medicine (1)
Direct (247), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (194), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2105), Defense (125), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), State (13), Federal (12), Education (11), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (9), Weather (9), DHS (8), HHS (8), Transportation (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Space (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), General (3), Independent Agencies (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SBA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Justice (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), NIST (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Agencies (1), FTC (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (169), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (136), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (127), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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)
+40
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
+51
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-40
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

s2932-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes, and for other purposes.

31 clauses Sep 29, 2025
Higher Education - Intercollegiate Athletics Higher Education Advertising and Marketing Higher Education - Small Colleges

s1514-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

1 clause Apr 29, 2025
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s1396-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act of 2025

6 clauses Apr 9, 2025
Media & Content Creation Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Government - NIST

s1098-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act

2 clauses Mar 24, 2025
Public Health Local Government Tribal Government Public Safety

s665-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025

2 clauses Feb 20, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s306-119

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

Fire Ready Nation Act of 2025

16 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Federal Government - Weather Weather Information Services Higher Education Aerospace & Defense Technology

s5601-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes.

71 clauses Dec 18, 2024
State and Local Government Scientific Research and Development Tribal Government Federal Government

s5600-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize programs for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.

48 clauses Dec 18, 2024
Satellite Telecommunications Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Federal Government Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

s5468-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

168 clauses Dec 10, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s5411-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, and for other purposes.

34 clauses Dec 3, 2024
Commercial Space Health Care Providers Information Technology Environmental Services

s5273-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s5285-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To stop the shipment of illicit synthetic drugs via transportation networks in the United States, and for other purposes.

22 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5130-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 19, 2024
State and Local Government Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities Computer Systems Design and Related Services

s4915-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the low-income housing credit and to reauthorize and reform the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jul 31, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

s4814-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide assistance for cities hosting international sporting events taking place in the United States, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production Environmental Services

s4394-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To support National Science Foundation education and professional development relating to artificial intelligence.

31 clauses May 22, 2024
Health Care Providers Higher Education Education Defense Contractors

s4343-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To establish and maintain a coordinated program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, and to address growing needs in the wildland-urban interface, and for other purposes.

81 clauses May 15, 2024
Native American Tribal Government Federal Government Research and Development Technology

s4207-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the spectrum auction authority of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

18 clauses Apr 30, 2024
Information Technology Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

s4178-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To establish artificial intelligence standards, metrics, and evaluation tools, to support artificial intelligence research, development, and capacity building activities, to promote innovation in the artificial intelligence industry by ensuring companies of all sizes can succeed and thrive, and for other purposes.

62 clauses Apr 18, 2024
Health Care Providers Defense Contractors Federal Administration Energy Production

s1939-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.

495 clauses Jun 13, 2023
Labor Defense Contractors Federal Administration Transportation
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