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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

s3948-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Direct File Act of 2026

3 clauses Feb 26, 2026
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s3923-119

Cosponsor Reported

Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026

89 clauses Feb 25, 2026
Agriculture Research Weather Emergency Services

s3605-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Disaster Zone Energy Affordability and Investment Act

1 clause Jan 8, 2026
Federal Administration Energy Production

s2287-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act

9 clauses Jul 15, 2025
Government Health Care Providers Education General Public

s2178-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples.

3 clauses Jun 26, 2025
Environmental Services

s2126-119

Cosponsor Reported

Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025

18 clauses Jun 18, 2025
Government Marine Science Coastal Resilience

s1515-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

25 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Households Real Estate Development Tribal Government Financial Services

s1441-119

Cosponsor Reported

SAVES Act of 2025

3 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Government Veterans Insurance Nonprofits

s1433-119

Cosponsor Reported

Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025

12 clauses Apr 10, 2025
State Government Local Government Nonprofits Tribal Government

s1372-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Tax Cut for Workers Act of 2025

4 clauses Apr 9, 2025
General Population Taxpayers Individual Taxpayers

s933-119

Cosponsor Reported

NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025

47 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Government Space Research Higher Education

s852-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Gig Economy / Rideshare & Delivery Services Professional & Business Services Workers Federal Government

s524-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

169 clauses Feb 11, 2025
Fishing Scientific Research Water Transportation Environmental Restoration

s410-119

Cosponsor Reported

Love Lives On Act of 2025

3 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Veterans Military Families Families Government

s257-119

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 2025

10 clauses Jan 27, 2025
Semiconductors & Electronics Defense Federal Administration Manufacturing - General

s237-119

Cosponsor Reported

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Government Public Safety Taxpayers Law Enforcement

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

s4579-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the resources of the Northwest Straits, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Jun 18, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Organizations Environmental Services

s4-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

20 clauses Feb 29, 2024
Native American Tribes State & Local Government Political Campaigns General Public

s3788-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Feb 8, 2024
State Government Scientific Instruments Manufacturing Higher Education Federal Government - Scientific Agencies
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