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Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

D NV · Senate

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Defense

-54
Helped 820 Hurt 874 Unclear 624

Healthcare

+168
Helped 527 Hurt 359 Unclear 515

Finance

-15
Helped 418 Hurt 433 Mixed 1 Unclear 222

Government Operations

-55
Helped 53 Hurt 108 Unclear 628

Education

-70
Helped 204 Hurt 274 Unclear 251

Energy

-42
Helped 251 Hurt 293 Unclear 171

Veterans Affairs

+210
Helped 379 Hurt 169 Unclear 107

Agriculture

+105
Helped 296 Hurt 191 Unclear 119

Environment

+15
Helped 171 Hurt 156 Unclear 205

Technology

+73
Helped 234 Hurt 161 Unclear 61

Transportation

-66
Helped 113 Hurt 179 Unclear 153

Criminal Justice

+71
Helped 238 Hurt 167 Unclear 23

Housing

+136
Helped 267 Hurt 131 Unclear 17

Trade

+33
Helped 203 Hurt 170 Unclear 35

Labor

+42
Helped 158 Hurt 116 Unclear 91

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Immigration

-127
Helped 46 Hurt 173 Unclear 81

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

+2
Helped 117 Hurt 115 Mixed 1 Unclear 35

Civil Rights

+70
Helped 125 Hurt 55 Unclear 30
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14845 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 (1498), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), USDA (16), State (14), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Federal (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1), State/Local (1)
Direct (433), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), At-Risk Populations (4), 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), Patients (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (276), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (2)
Direct (234), 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 (206), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (197), Medicaid (6), Public Safety (3), Health (2), Medicaid Programs (2)
Direct (164), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (165), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1816), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), State (13), Education (11), Federal (11), NPS (11), State/Local (11), VA (10), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Homeland Security (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Health Agencies (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), DOJ (3), Independent Agencies (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Justice (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), SSA (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Judiciary (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (160), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (138), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (132), 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
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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
+109
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+244
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+4
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-7
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
+101
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+2
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+83
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+12
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+19
Transportation +17
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+7
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- +11
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-20

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s494-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a background check for every firearm sale.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Financial Services Foreign Businesses Federal Government Homeowners

s512-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s465-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes.

31 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Federal Law Enforcement Tribal Law Enforcement Tribal Organizations Tribal Governments

s499-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Scientific Research Federal Government - Justice Victims State Government - Public Safety

s443-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of LIFO inventory for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

1 clause Feb 15, 2023
Lobbying Transportation Consumers Federal Government

s404-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 14, 2023
Energy Production Consumers Federal Government Native American Tribes

s411-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to reauthorize and expand the National Threat Assessment Center of the Department of Homeland Security.

3 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Federal Government National Security

sres63-118

Cosponsor

Celebrating Black History Month.

1 clause Feb 14, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s323-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Education Federal Government Native American Tribes Business

s358-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

For the relief of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Immigrant Communities Veterans Foreign Affairs Federal Government

s325-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an ethics investigations counsel, and require disclosure of recusals.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Business Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s342-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To clarify the rights of certain persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Immigrant Communities Foreign Businesses Federal Government National Security

s298-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

3 clauses Feb 7, 2023
Transportation Environmental Groups Energy Production Education

s296-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 7, 2023
Veterans Consumers Federal Government

s259-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure transparent and competitive transportation fuel markets in order to protect consumers from unwarranted price increases.

5 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Environmental Groups Energy Production Oil & Gas Federal Government

sres29-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week beginning February 5, 2023, as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.

1 clause Feb 2, 2023
Education Native American Tribes

s230-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Education Agriculture

s157-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent the misuse of drones, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2023
Environmental Groups Federal Government Native American Tribes Water Infrastructure

s161-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Business Environmental Groups Education Federal Government

s139-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To combat organized crime involving the illegal acquisition of retail goods for the purpose of selling those illegally obtained goods through physical and online retail marketplaces.

3 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Native American Tribes Business

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