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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
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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

s2016-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Community Health Centers Tribal Healthcare Federal Government

s1992-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Education

s1999-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

6 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1959-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.

0 clauses Jun 13, 2023

sres250-118

Cosponsor

Designating June 6, 2023, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.

1 clause Jun 13, 2023
Health Care Providers

s1860-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a grant program to fund youth fishing projects.

1 clause Jun 7, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s1806-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish Ocean Innovation Clusters to strengthen the coastal communities and ocean economy of the United States through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

s1796-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Authority to continue operation of the Advanced Materials Center of Excellence, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 1, 2023
Education

sres231-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2023, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and June 2023 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month.

1 clause Jun 1, 2023

s1723-118

Cosponsor Reported

To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

63 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Federal Government - Executive Education Health Care Providers

s1698-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.

6 clauses May 18, 2023
Health Care Providers

s1664-118

Cosponsor Reported

To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

19 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Retail General Workforce Health Care Providers

sres216-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, as National Police Week.

1 clause May 17, 2023

s1656-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 17, 2023
Health Care Providers

sres215-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the mission and goals of National Fentanyl Awareness Day in 2023, including increasing individual and public awareness of the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people.

0 clauses May 17, 2023

s1669-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

4 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production Environmental Services

s1610-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members of the Armed Forces to travel to obtain reproductive health care.

2 clauses May 16, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1591-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.

6 clauses May 15, 2023
Environmental Groups National Security Federal Government Native American Tribes

s1561-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses.

1 clause May 11, 2023
Education Federal Government Consumers Airlines

sres209-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the significance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

1 clause May 11, 2023
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