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Kevin Cramer

Kevin Cramer

R ND · Senate

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Defense

-53
Helped 803 Hurt 856 Unclear 745

Government Operations

-14
Helped 149 Hurt 163 Unclear 947

Healthcare

+70
Helped 419 Hurt 349 Unclear 377

Environment

-10
Helped 150 Hurt 160 Unclear 742

Finance

-18
Helped 382 Hurt 400 Mixed 1 Unclear 212

Energy

+16
Helped 327 Hurt 311 Unclear 192

Veterans Affairs

+197
Helped 364 Hurt 167 Unclear 94

Agriculture

+102
Helped 307 Hurt 205 Unclear 109

Education

-19
Helped 185 Hurt 204 Mixed 1 Unclear 206

Transportation

-50
Helped 97 Hurt 147 Unclear 122

Housing

+122
Helped 224 Hurt 102 Unclear 14

Trade

+19
Helped 161 Hurt 142 Unclear 33

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

-24
Helped 102 Hurt 126 Mixed 1 Unclear 30

Criminal Justice

+18
Helped 122 Hurt 104 Unclear 24

Immigration

-114
Helped 29 Hurt 143 Unclear 61

Labor

-17
Helped 59 Hurt 76 Unclear 87

Technology

+15
Helped 101 Hurt 86 Unclear 28

Foreign Affairs

-9
Helped 57 Hurt 66 Unclear 31
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12713 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 (1408), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Agriculture (12), Legislative (12), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), State Department (1)
Direct (249), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (232), 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 (215), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Consulting (1), Patients (1)
Direct (185), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (183), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (170), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Fruits & Vegetables (1), Meat Processing (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1359), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), HHS (10), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), DOJ (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Treasury (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Agencies (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), State & Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (147), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (128), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (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
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
+533
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+240
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+29
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
+75
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+34
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +107
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- +142
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - -109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+39
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
+3
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s1361-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give priority in the consideration of suicide prevention grants to entities located in States that have not received such a grant, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 9, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1167-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve transportation asset management plans, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 27, 2025
Federal Administration Transportation

s1134-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Office of Patient Advocacy of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1 clause Mar 26, 2025
Congressional Oversight Veterans Healthcare Beneficiaries Veterans Affairs Administration

s829-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office.

0 clauses Mar 4, 2025

s827-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act

1 clause Mar 4, 2025
Local Government Tribal Government Veterans Government

s401-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Government - FDIC Government - Federal Reserve Payment Processing Banking

s230-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 23, 2025
Health Care Providers

s106-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s94-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

3 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Transportation

s5113-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To delay the application of a certain rule for members of the Armed Forces and diplomats stationed in a foreign country and for individuals with service animals, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4652-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.

1 clause Jul 10, 2024
Defense Contractors

s4493-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create a safe harbor for finders and private placement brokers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 11, 2024
Financial Services Environmental Services

s4404-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office.

0 clauses May 23, 2024

sres591-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the deep and steadfast partnership between, and the ties that bind, the United States and Canada in support of economic and national security.

1 clause Mar 19, 2024
Defense Contractors

s3880-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Mar 6, 2024
Real Estate Development Defense Contractors Transportation Real Estate Services

s3768-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To extend and modify the transportation grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024
Health Care Providers

s3783-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to respond to the Governor of a State who requests a determination with respect to whether a transaction would trigger a review by the Committee.

0 clauses Feb 8, 2024

s3622-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024
Health Care Providers

s3291-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Nov 13, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Education Environmental Services

s3172-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter dietary supplement products and foods for special dietary uses as qualified medical expenses.

1 clause Oct 31, 2023
Health Care Providers

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