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Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

R WV · Senate

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Defense

-81
Helped 783 Hurt 864 Unclear 604

Healthcare

+156
Helped 539 Hurt 383 Unclear 431

Government Operations

+15
Helped 136 Hurt 121 Unclear 831

Environment

-6
Helped 163 Hurt 169 Unclear 735

Energy

+45
Helped 361 Hurt 316 Unclear 194

Appropriations

+7
Helped 420 Hurt 413 Unclear 17

Finance

-65
Helped 309 Hurt 374 Mixed 1 Unclear 158

Education

+88
Helped 282 Hurt 194 Unclear 226

Veterans Affairs

+207
Helped 359 Hurt 152 Unclear 90

Agriculture

+101
Helped 296 Hurt 195 Unclear 100

Trade

-22
Helped 177 Hurt 199 Unclear 46

Technology

-60
Helped 148 Hurt 208 Unclear 59

Transportation

-42
Helped 129 Hurt 171 Unclear 91

Foreign Policy

-37
Helped 138 Hurt 175 Mixed 1 Unclear 46

Housing

+130
Helped 228 Hurt 98 Unclear 14

Criminal Justice

+40
Helped 159 Hurt 119 Unclear 18

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-128
Helped 38 Hurt 166 Unclear 32

Labor

-29
Helped 55 Hurt 84 Unclear 57

Science & Space

+39
Helped 98 Hurt 59 Unclear 12
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13862 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 (1657), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (14), Legislative (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Legislative Branch (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Health (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1)
Direct (310), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (288), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (264), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (220), 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 (184), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (166), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1640), Defense (67), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), Education (11), HHS (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Health (6), Foreign (5), 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), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Judicial Branch (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Branch (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (158), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (147), 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
+661
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
- +234
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)
- - +89
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)
- - +54
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +121
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- - +140
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
- - +5
Transportation - - +1
Immigration - - -107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- +27
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +19
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - +22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s1146-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify obstacles to identifying and responding to reports of children missing from foster care and other vulnerable foster youth, to provide technical assistance relating to the removal of such obstacles, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Sep 18, 2024
Tribal Governments Federal Government - Health State & Local Government Social Services

s4367-118

Cosponsor Reported

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes.

953 clauses May 20, 2024
Heavy Construction Infrastructure Development Native American Tribal Government Local Government

sres682-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the decision by the Biden Administration to halt the shipment of United States made ammunition and weapons to the State of Israel.

1 clause May 9, 2024
Defense Contractors

s4112-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide protections from prosecution for drug possession to individuals who seek medical assistance when witnessing or experiencing an overdose, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Apr 11, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres608-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Denouncing the Biden Administration’s immigration policies.

1 clause Mar 21, 2024

s3933-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 12, 2024
Federal Administration Financial Services

s3891-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to update and expand Federal economic development investment in the economic recovery, resiliency, and competitiveness of communities, regions, and States across the United States, and for other purposes.

114 clauses Mar 7, 2024
Education Environmental Services Federal Administration Financial Services

s3791-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes.

95 clauses Feb 8, 2024
Health Care Providers Conservation Organizations Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s3470-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 12, 2023
Immigration Services

s3182-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Nov 1, 2023
Federal Administration Transportation Defense Contractors

s3192-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 1, 2023
Federal Administration Transportation Defense Contractors

s3049-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To freeze $6,000,000,000 of Iranian funds held in Qatar, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Oct 17, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Environmental Services Defense Contractors

s2945-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to children and youth who are blind or visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, deafdisabled, or deafblind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique language and learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes.

26 clauses Sep 27, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s2785-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To gradually raise the Federal minimum wage, to permanently establish the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, to mandate the use of E-Verify by all employers, and for other purposes.

18 clauses Sep 13, 2023
Small Business Workers - Minimum Wage Workers - Youth Food Services

s2676-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require executive agencies and Federal courts to comply with address confidentiality programs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 27, 2023
Education

s2581-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

12 clauses Jul 27, 2023
State and Local Government Forestry Federal Government Nonprofit Organizations

s2498-118

Cosponsor Reported

To prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of prices for hotel rooms and other places of short-term lodging, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Information Technology Trade

s2372-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 19, 2023
Specialty Medical Practitioners Healthcare Providers Government Administration Healthcare Consumers

s1829-118

Cosponsor Reported

To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the import of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.

29 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Health Care Providers Federal Government Environmental Services Federal Administration

s1768-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to the Taliban, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 31, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

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