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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
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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

hr8205-119

Cosponsor Reported

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

4 clauses Apr 6, 2026
Pharmaceuticals Government Healthcare

hr6130-119

Cosponsor In Committee

ASAP Act

1 clause Nov 19, 2025
Biotech Government Healthcare General Public

hr5328-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 11, 2025
Government Native American Policy

hr4669-119

Cosponsor Reported

FEMA Act of 2025

71 clauses Jul 23, 2025
Federal Government Administration State and Local Government General Public Government

hr4398-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act

2 clauses Jul 15, 2025
Government Veterans Healthcare Providers Local Government

hr4-119

Cosponsor Voted Nay Signed into Law

Rescissions Act of 2025

8 clauses Jun 6, 2025
Healthcare - Family Planning Services International Development Organizations Broadcasting - Public Media Social Assistance - Refugee Services

hr2199-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

2 clauses Mar 18, 2025
Dialysis Services Healthcare - Dialysis Patients Health Insurance Employer-Sponsored Insurance

hr1262-119

Cosponsor Passed House

Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

54 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Government - Research Patients Government - Legislative Branch Pharmaceuticals

hr909-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

8 clauses Feb 4, 2025
State Government Victim Services Federal Government Government

hr842-119

Cosponsor Reported

Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

1 clause Jan 31, 2025
Government Healthcare

hr9494-118

Cosponsor Introduced

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.

41 clauses Sep 9, 2024
State Government Aerospace & Defense Professional Services Individuals & Households

hr7406-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a program of research, training, and investigation related to Down syndrome, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Feb 16, 2024
Health Care Providers Health Care Services Medical Research 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

hr26-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

3 clauses Jan 23, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

hr366-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of the provision of health care by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

4 clauses Jan 13, 2023
Health Care Providers Federal Government Federal Administration Veterans

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