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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

sres420-118

Cosponsor

Designating Betty K. Koed as Historian Emerita of the United States Senate.

0 clauses Oct 19, 2023

sres421-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating the week of October 15 through 21, 2023, as National Chemistry Week.

0 clauses Oct 19, 2023

sres414-118

Cosponsor

Designating October 8, 2023, as National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.

0 clauses Oct 18, 2023

s3065-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide counsel for unaccompanied children, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Oct 17, 2023
Immigration Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres408-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 17, 2023

sres406-118

Cosponsor

To honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, former Senator for the State of Iowa.

0 clauses Oct 16, 2023

sres396-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Designating the week beginning on October 8, 2023, as National Wildlife Refuge Week.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Education

sres398-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of September 25 through September 29, 2023, as National Clean Energy Week.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023

sres404-118

Cosponsor

Designating October 4, 2023, as Energy Efficiency Day in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Energy Production

sres400-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein, the late Senator for the State of California.

0 clauses Oct 4, 2023

sres397-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Designating October 16, 2023, and October 16, 2024, as World Food Day.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Agricultural Producers

sres394-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of James L. Buckley, former Senator for the State of New York.

0 clauses Oct 3, 2023

s3005-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 to enhance the economic and strategic competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Oct 3, 2023
Financial Services Defense Contractors

sres388-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week of September 25 through September 29, 2023, as National Clean Energy Week.

1 clause Sep 29, 2023

sres385-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Calling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.

1 clause Sep 28, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration

s2982-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a GAO study on the sale of illicit drugs online, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 28, 2023
Health Care Providers

s2934-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for contributory liability for certain electronic commerce platforms for use of a counterfeit mark by a third party on such platforms, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 26, 2023
Health Care Providers

s2886-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings with respect to such drugs in the same manner that the Food and Drug Administration allows brand names to do so.

1 clause Sep 21, 2023

sres360-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week of September 25 through September 29, 2023, as National Hazing Awareness Week.

0 clauses Sep 21, 2023

s2889-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Sep 21, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

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