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Christopher A. Coons

Christopher A. Coons

D DE · Senate

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Defense

-18
Helped 907 Hurt 925 Mixed 1 Unclear 698

Healthcare

+163
Helped 499 Hurt 336 Unclear 475

Finance

+30
Helped 466 Hurt 436 Mixed 1 Unclear 204

Energy

-49
Helped 406 Hurt 455 Unclear 149

Government Operations

-79
Helped 73 Hurt 152 Unclear 487

Education

+8
Helped 246 Hurt 238 Unclear 211

Agriculture

+120
Helped 329 Hurt 209 Mixed 3 Unclear 115

Foreign Policy

-124
Helped 209 Hurt 333 Unclear 76

Veterans Affairs

+181
Helped 355 Hurt 174 Unclear 84

Transportation

-225
Helped 102 Hurt 327 Unclear 173

Technology

+49
Helped 266 Hurt 217 Unclear 67

Criminal Justice

+84
Helped 291 Hurt 207 Mixed 1 Unclear 48

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Environment

-59
Helped 126 Hurt 185 Unclear 178

Trade

-13
Helped 188 Hurt 201 Unclear 43

Appropriations

+94
Helped 234 Hurt 140 Unclear 17

Foreign Affairs

-30
Helped 133 Hurt 163 Unclear 61

Labor

+39
Helped 141 Hurt 102 Unclear 95

Housing

+93
Helped 199 Hurt 106 Mixed 1 Unclear 16

Federal Budget

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

Industry Impact Profile

16687 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 (1784), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Congress (17), Legislative (17), Executive (16), USDA (16), Justice (15), State (15), Treasury (12), Agriculture (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 (519), 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 (330), 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 (259), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Allied Health (1), Hospitals (1), Physicians (1)
Direct (236), 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 (171), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (159), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1992), 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 (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), USTR (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy (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 (222), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (162), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (135), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (138), Non-Expansion (3), Healthcare Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (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
-359
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)
+46
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)
+4
Transportation +14
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

s5037-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To strengthen the role of the United States with respect to the Indian Ocean region, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Sep 12, 2024
Foreign Affairs Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s5053-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the national service laws, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Sep 12, 2024
Colleges and Universities National Service Programs Federal Government Social Advocacy Organizations

s5010-118

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 Sep 10, 2024
Labor

s4973-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Defense Contractors Environmental Services

sres800-118

Cosponsor

Condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump during a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, honoring the victims who were killed and injured at the rally, and calling for unity and civility in the United States.

0 clauses Aug 1, 2024

s4984-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require regulated persons to identify tableting machines and encapsulating machines by serial number.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024
Transportation

s4961-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

4 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Environmental Services

s4875-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect intellectual property rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 31, 2024
Defense Contractors

s4840-118

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 Jul 30, 2024
Defense Contractors Law Enforcement

s4794-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Social Security Administration to make changes to the social security terminology used in the rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials of the Administration.

1 clause Jul 25, 2024
Financial Services

sres772-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling for further action to strengthen and expand opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate in work and community life.

1 clause Jul 25, 2024
Health Care Providers

sres773-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Supporting the ideals of Bump Day to ensure, through advocacy, awareness, and action, that every mom, regardless of where she lives, the color of her skin, or her ability to pay, gets the care she needs to deliver a safe pregnancy and birth, and a healthy future for herself and the baby she loves.

1 clause Jul 25, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4784-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To eliminate asset limits employed by certain federally funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s4797-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

79 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Government Administration International Development Healthcare Providers Environmental Conservation

s4751-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish and clarify the applicable statute of limitations for seeking remedy for a legal wrong due to agency action, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 23, 2024
Federal Administration

s4680-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

3 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s4713-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the voluntary collection of demographic information for patent inventors, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Research & Development Services Scientific Research Services Defense Contractors Federal Government Agencies

sres765-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of the Honorable James Mountain Inhofe, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.

0 clauses Jul 11, 2024

s4712-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase support by the United States Government for critical minerals projects outside the United States, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors Energy Production

sres756-118

Cosponsor

Designating June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Independence Day in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

0 clauses Jul 9, 2024

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