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Christopher A. Coons

Christopher A. Coons

D DE · Senate

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Defense

-23
Helped 896 Hurt 919 Mixed 1 Unclear 702

Healthcare

+160
Helped 492 Hurt 332 Unclear 470

Finance

+29
Helped 463 Hurt 434 Mixed 1 Unclear 204

Energy

-62
Helped 389 Hurt 451 Unclear 153

Education

-7
Helped 231 Hurt 238 Unclear 211

Government Operations

-60
Helped 61 Hurt 121 Unclear 493

Agriculture

+119
Helped 328 Hurt 209 Mixed 3 Unclear 115

Foreign Policy

-123
Helped 208 Hurt 331 Unclear 77

Veterans Affairs

+181
Helped 355 Hurt 174 Unclear 84

Transportation

-225
Helped 102 Hurt 327 Unclear 172

Technology

+49
Helped 265 Hurt 216 Unclear 67

Criminal Justice

+85
Helped 279 Hurt 194 Mixed 1 Unclear 48

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Environment

-57
Helped 121 Hurt 178 Unclear 177

Trade

-15
Helped 185 Hurt 200 Unclear 42

Appropriations

+94
Helped 234 Hurt 140 Unclear 17

Foreign Affairs

-30
Helped 133 Hurt 163 Unclear 61

Labor

+38
Helped 140 Hurt 102 Unclear 95

Housing

+96
Helped 200 Hurt 104 Mixed 1 Unclear 16

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

16437 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 (1768), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Congress (17), Legislative (17), Executive (16), USDA (16), Justice (15), State (15), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), CMS (10), Judiciary (8), NPS (7), Oversight (6), State/Local (6), DOJ (5), Education (4), Federal (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Legislative Branch (4), DHS (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), USPTO (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1)
Direct (512), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (319), 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 (256), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Allied Health (1), Hospitals (1), Physicians (1)
Direct (226), Child Care (3), Environmental Research (1), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (193), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Custody Services (1), Life & Annuity (1), Professional Liability (1), Recordkeeping (1), Surety (1)
Direct (170), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (160), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1960), Defense (71), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (40), EPA (22), Federal (19), State (16), State/Local (13), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), HHS (9), Justice (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), DOJ (4), Intelligence (4), Legislative (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), GAO (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SBA (3), SEC (3), USPTO (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Treasury (2), USTR (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Healthcare Administration (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Regulatory Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (216), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (161), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (137), Non-Expansion (3), Healthcare Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2)
Direct (131), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (119), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)

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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
-365
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
-50
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-13
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
+57
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-8
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+45
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-96
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-23
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- -1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s1553-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

PREVAIL Act

8 clauses May 1, 2025
Finance Technology Pharmaceuticals Government

s1463-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Finding ORE Act

6 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Mining Foreign Affairs

s1461-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the recovery housing program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 10, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1367-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

NO FAKES Act of 2025

1 clause Apr 9, 2025
Defense Contractors

s1395-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

NO TIME TO Waste Act);

7 clauses Apr 9, 2025
Food Service Education Food Processing Nonprofit Organizations

s1235-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act

2 clauses Apr 1, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1067-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2025

6 clauses Mar 13, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production Defense Contractors

s890-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To increase the number of landlords participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program.

8 clauses Mar 6, 2025
Housing Government Real Estate Nonprofits

s776-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide the President with authority to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 27, 2025
Transportation Environmental Services

s708-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a rebuttable presumption that a permanent injunction should be granted in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 25, 2025
Law Enforcement Defense Contractors

s655-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act of 2025

4 clauses Feb 20, 2025
Federal Administration Foreign Affairs Environmental Services

s656-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports containing adverse items of information about a consumer that resulted from that consumer being unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad.

3 clauses Feb 20, 2025
Financial Services

s657-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Social Security Act to provide retirement security to United States nationals who were unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad.

2 clauses Feb 20, 2025
Labor

s398-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

4 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Federal Administration Agricultural Producers Environmental Services

sres51-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Agency for International Development is essential for advancing the national security interests of the United States.

1 clause Feb 3, 2025
Federal Government - Foreign Aid Administration International Development Consulting

s348-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To limit the authority of the President to impose new or additional duties with respect to articles imported from countries that are allies or free trade agreement partners of the United States.

2 clauses Jan 30, 2025
Transportation Defense Contractors

s44-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol.

1 clause Jan 9, 2025
Education

s5543-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports containing adverse items of information about a consumer that resulted from that consumer being unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad or held hostage abroad.

6 clauses Dec 16, 2024
Financial Services

s5488-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the United States Capitol.

1 clause Dec 11, 2024
Education

sres923-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Recognizing the critical importance and contributions of global civil society in advancing human rights, condemning the use of political imprisonment as a tool of repression, and calling for the release of political prisoners across the world in commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, 2024.

1 clause Dec 10, 2024
Environmental Services

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