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Susan M. Collins

Susan M. Collins

R ME · Senate

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Defense

-54
Helped 813 Hurt 867 Unclear 557

Healthcare

+143
Helped 469 Hurt 326 Unclear 520

Finance

-49
Helped 265 Hurt 314 Mixed 1 Unclear 119

Agriculture

+109
Helped 328 Hurt 219 Unclear 119

Education

-46
Helped 206 Hurt 252 Unclear 203

Energy

-49
Helped 244 Hurt 293 Unclear 100

Veterans Affairs

+192
Helped 345 Hurt 153 Unclear 84

Government Operations

-12
Helped 49 Hurt 61 Unclear 442

Trade

-16
Helped 147 Hurt 163 Unclear 37

Environment

-55
Helped 96 Hurt 151 Unclear 95

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Transportation

-54
Helped 93 Hurt 147 Unclear 90

Housing

+110
Helped 194 Hurt 84 Unclear 13

Technology

-4
Helped 122 Hurt 126 Unclear 42

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

+3
Helped 131 Hurt 128 Unclear 18

Foreign Policy

-23
Helped 95 Hurt 118 Mixed 1 Unclear 28

Immigration

-108
Helped 35 Hurt 143 Unclear 54

Labor

-17
Helped 55 Hurt 72 Unclear 63

Social Welfare

+93
Helped 119 Hurt 26 Unclear 29
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12417 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 (1385), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), Legislative (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (7), NPS (7), State (7), Homeland Security (6), Oversight (6), Education (5), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), State/Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (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), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1)
Direct (287), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Parents (3), Children (2), Foreign (2), Families (1)
Direct (240), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (1), Patients (1)
Direct (228), 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 (197), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Environmental Research (1), HBCUs (1), HSIs (1), Immigrant Students (1), MSIs (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1), Tribal/Native (1)
Direct (177), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (161), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (111), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Public Safety (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1227), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), HHS (12), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Foreign (5), Intelligence (5), Justice (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), Regulatory (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Federal (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (149), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (111), 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
+101
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+242
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+10
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-5
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
+87
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+4
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+87
Taxpayers - -12
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+12
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+17
Transportation +33
Immigration - +111
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+19
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
+11
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-20

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s331-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

HALT Fentanyl Act

23 clauses Jan 30, 2025
Pharmaceutical Research & Development Drug Trafficking / Pharmaceutical Industry Biotechnology Research Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools

s315-119

Cosponsor Reported

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

5 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Broadcasting Consumers Automotive Emergency Services

s272-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Protect Infant Formula from Contamination Act

10 clauses Jan 28, 2025
Government Consumers Food Manufacturing Testing Laboratories

s237-119

Cosponsor Reported

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

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

s161-119

Cosponsor Reported

She DRIVES Act

9 clauses Jan 21, 2025
Consumer Safety Government Transportation Automotive

s93-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 14, 2025
Tribal Nations State & Local Government Fisheries And Seafood Industry Government

s5-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

Laken Riley Act

2 clauses Jan 6, 2025
Government Administration Corrections & Detention General Public

s5329-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance transparency with respect to shipments seeking an administrative exemption from duties for low-value entries, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Nov 14, 2024
Multiple Industries Manufacturing Illicit Trade Federal Government

sres814-118

Cosponsor

Designating September 2024 as National Literacy Month.

1 clause Sep 12, 2024
Education

sres793-118

Cosponsor

Designating July 30, 2024, as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.

1 clause Jul 31, 2024
Labor

s4776-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, and for other purposes.

284 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Federal Administration Transportation

s4484-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons of the International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 5, 2024
Foreign Affairs Defense Contractors

s4448-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 4, 2024
Foreign Affairs Federal Administration

s4109-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify roles and responsibilities within the Department of Defense relating to subconcussive and concussive brain injuries and to improve brain health initiatives of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Apr 11, 2024
Hospitals Federal Government Child Day Care Services Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing

s3775-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 8, 2024
Health Care Providers Native American Tribal Government Federal Government Offices Of Physicians

s3654-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to require the timely appointment of agency transition officials, to ensure adequate performance and oversight of required transition-related preparation, to require new guidance for agencies and possible transition teams, and for other purposes.

33 clauses Jan 24, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Federal Government Environmental Services

s3495-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the classification and declassification of national security information, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 13, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres484-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the terrorist organization Hamas.

1 clause Dec 5, 2023
Foreign Affairs

s3351-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to extend certain expiring authorities, to restore certain expired authorities, and to institute reforms to protect the civil liberties of United States persons, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Nov 28, 2023
Federal Government - Legislative Federal Law Enforcement Legal Services General Public

s3348-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to address harmful algal blooms, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Nov 27, 2023
Health Care Providers Information Technology Federal Government Federal Administration

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