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Tom Cole

Tom Cole

R OK-4 · House

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Defense

+155
Helped 1464 Hurt 1309 Unclear 1261

Finance

+284
Helped 823 Hurt 539 Mixed 4 Unclear 332

Labor

-108
Helped 413 Hurt 521 Unclear 482

Healthcare

+339
Helped 685 Hurt 346 Unclear 347

Energy

-60
Helped 333 Hurt 393 Mixed 3 Unclear 185

Veterans Affairs

+259
Helped 435 Hurt 176 Unclear 92

Education

+22
Helped 286 Hurt 264 Unclear 151

Agriculture

+186
Helped 361 Hurt 175 Unclear 131

Transportation

-16
Helped 230 Hurt 246 Unclear 134

Government Operations

+18
Helped 140 Hurt 122 Unclear 264

Criminal Justice

+1
Helped 223 Hurt 222 Mixed 4 Unclear 59

Homeland Security

+111
Helped 214 Hurt 103 Unclear 163

Appropriations

+150
Helped 279 Hurt 129 Unclear 26

Tax Administration

-8
Helped 134 Hurt 142 Unclear 138

Environment

-77
Helped 69 Hurt 146 Unclear 198

Trade

+38
Helped 198 Hurt 160 Mixed 2 Unclear 43

Foreign Affairs

-114
Helped 85 Hurt 199 Unclear 103

Housing

+55
Helped 203 Hurt 148 Unclear 35

Immigration

-170
Helped 72 Hurt 242 Mixed 4 Unclear 59

Technology

+67
Helped 202 Hurt 135 Unclear 40
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

21526 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 (2021), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), Justice (7), NPS (7), CMS (6), Oversight (6), Education (5), Medicare (5), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), National Security (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Aviation (1), Biosecurity (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Foreign (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), Public Health (1), Social Programs (1)
Direct (572), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Foreign (3), Military (3)
Direct (393), 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 (344), Research (15), Behavioral Health (6), Community (3), Tribal (3), Diagnostics (2), Dialysis Patients (2), Emergency Preparedness (1), Home Health (1), Hospitals (1), Maternal Health (1), Mental Health (1), Physicians (1), Specialty (1), Telehealth (1)
Direct (260), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2259), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (31), Coast Guard (27), FDA (11), NPS (11), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Child Welfare (2), Commerce (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), GAO (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), Public Health Preparedness (2), Science (2), Treasury (2), Aging Services (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), Disaster Relief (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), FCC (1), FTC (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Medicare (1), NNSA (1), Sanctions (1), Science Agencies (1), Small Business (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Veterans Services (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (244), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (214), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (170), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (165), Family Planning Services (2), Organ Transplant (2), PBMs (2), Public Health (2), Home Health (1)
Direct (148), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Direct (132), Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3), Aging Services (2), Child Welfare (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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+310
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+373
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+124
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +157
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- +51
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +20
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+41
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- +33
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+149
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+29
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- +149
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr8318-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Indian Tribal Governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes, and for other purposes.

14 clauses May 8, 2024
Civil Rights Advocacy Health Care Providers Federal Administration Financial Services

hr7859-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the integration and administrative streamlining of Federal funding for Indian Tribes that have reservations, other Tribal lands, or ways of life at risk due to environmental impacts and natural disasters, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Apr 2, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

hr7319-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 501(c)(3) organizations from providing direct funding to official election organizations and to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the District of Columbia from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for the administration of a District of Columbia election, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 13, 2024
Education Immigration Services

hr7227-118

Cosponsor Reported

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

36 clauses Feb 5, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

hres974-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of the week of January 21 through January 27, 2024, as National School Choice Week.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024
Education

hr6368-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.

4 clauses Nov 13, 2023
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

hr6319-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Nov 8, 2023
Education Transportation Immigration Services

hr5970-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs.

4 clauses Oct 17, 2023
Federal Administration Education

hr5928-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 11, 2023
Education Transportation

hr5669-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide that employees of tribally controlled schools are eligible to receive a pension under the Federal Employees Retirement System and to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 21, 2023
Education

hr5482-118

Cosponsor Reported

To prevent energy poverty and ensure that at-risk communities have access to affordable energy.

20 clauses Sep 14, 2023
Minority Households Low-income Households Native American Tribal Government Elderly Households

hr4820-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

129 clauses Jul 24, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

hr4524-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 10, 2023
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

hr3235-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.

14 clauses May 11, 2023
Native American Tribes Education Federal Government Financial Services

hr3046-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program to award grants to accredited public institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 2, 2023
Native American Tribes Agriculture Education Federal Government

hr2934-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from receiving or using funds or certain donations from private entities for the administration of an election for Federal office, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Lobbying Consumers Education Federal Government

hr1637-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To recommend that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation test the effect of a dementia care management model, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 17, 2023
Agriculture Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr1591-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 7014 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to advance toward full Federal funding for impact aid, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 14, 2023
Education Federal Government

hr1234-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving a financial benefit from certain student loan cancellation programs.

1 clause Feb 28, 2023
Homeowners Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

hres107-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the importance of Tribal colleges and universities to the United States and expressing support for designating the week beginning February 5, 2023, as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.

1 clause Feb 8, 2023
Foreign Businesses Native American Tribes Education

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