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Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

R AR · Senate

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Industry Impact Profile

7741 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1043), Veterans Affairs (80), Defense (57), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (9), State (6), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), CMS (3), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (213), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2)
Direct (189), 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 (140), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (123), Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (116), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (96), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (77), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Industries Burdened

Direct (686), Veterans Affairs (50), Defense (44), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), Foreign (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), HHS (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Legislative (2), Military (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (131), Space Force (1)
Direct (108), Veterans (12), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (116), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (73), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (53), Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
55.6% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (46 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (101), DoD (34), VA (23), Executive (19) +41 more
+413
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
+193
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+2
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+70
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
+62
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+41
Taxpayers - - +33
Immigration - -109
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+112
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +57
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+9
Transportation +23
Financial Services (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+26
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28
Real Estate (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Military Housing (1)
-30

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres220-119

Cosponsor

Designating the week of May 11 through May 17, 2025, as National Police Week.

1 clause May 13, 2025

sres212-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Affirming the acceptable outcome of any nuclear deal between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 8, 2025

s1705-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Commerce to issue standards with respect to chip security mechanisms for integrated circuit products, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 8, 2025

s1658-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit entities receiving Federal assistance that are involved in adoption or foster care placements from delaying or denying placements under certain conditions.

1 clause May 7, 2025

s1612-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To limit funds to the United Nations and other organizations that provide any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.

0 clauses May 6, 2025

s1589-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform immigration parole, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 5, 2025

s1549-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide grants under the Drinking Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Program for training programs relating to protecting public water systems from and responding to cyberattacks, and for other purposes.

0 clauses May 1, 2025

s1552-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

2 clauses May 1, 2025

s1568-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for general service lamps, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 1, 2025

s1524-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the William S. Knudsen Commission for American Defense-Industrial Mobilization, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 30, 2025

s1539-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the minimum capital investment for certain depots of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Apr 30, 2025

s1532-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

1 clause Apr 30, 2025

s1521-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to provide for a prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel.

2 clauses Apr 30, 2025

s1456-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements between the Secretary of Defense and retailers controlled by covered nations, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025

sres180-119

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 19 through April 27, 2025, as National Park Week.

1 clause Apr 10, 2025

s1407-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ban the use of Federal funds for the purchase of drugs manufactured in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025

sres159-119

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former Senator for the State of Louisiana.

0 clauses Apr 7, 2025

sres157-119

Cosponsor

Designating April 2025 as National Native Plant Month.

0 clauses Apr 5, 2025

s1258-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the sale of food that is, or contains, unsafe poppy seeds.

3 clauses Apr 2, 2025

s1255-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Apr 2, 2025

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