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Sean Casten

Sean Casten

D IL-6 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 6)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 6)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 6)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 6)
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Defense

+147
Helped 1321 Hurt 1174 Unclear 835

Finance

+115
Helped 971 Hurt 856 Mixed 4 Unclear 402

Healthcare

+370
Helped 822 Hurt 452 Mixed 13 Unclear 695

Education

+11
Helped 543 Hurt 532 Unclear 353

Energy

-161
Helped 383 Hurt 544 Mixed 3 Unclear 318

Criminal Justice

-104
Helped 319 Hurt 423 Mixed 4 Unclear 61

Veterans Affairs

+298
Helped 453 Hurt 155 Unclear 102

Agriculture

+134
Helped 332 Hurt 198 Unclear 128

Labor

+106
Helped 288 Hurt 182 Unclear 187

Government Operations

-15
Helped 54 Hurt 69 Unclear 480

Transportation

+13
Helped 246 Hurt 233 Mixed 3 Unclear 118

Immigration

-125
Helped 189 Hurt 314 Mixed 4 Unclear 80

Environment

-23
Helped 181 Hurt 204 Unclear 148

Trade

-10
Helped 207 Hurt 217 Mixed 2 Unclear 48

Housing

+40
Helped 226 Hurt 186 Unclear 34

Civil Rights

+116
Helped 256 Hurt 140 Unclear 38

Technology

+41
Helped 199 Hurt 158 Unclear 54

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Social Welfare

+189
Helped 211 Hurt 22 Unclear 29
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

23256 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 (1975), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (20), Legislative Branch (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (766), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (490), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (412), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (367), 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)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3366), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Federal Reserve (5), Foreign (5), Law Enforcement (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Interior (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Federal (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), State (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Health (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), FDIC (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Multi-Agency (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (233), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (255), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (205), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
-235
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-188
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-45
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-64
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+9
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
+57
Cryptocurrency - - -71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+5
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-115
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+68
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-68
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-1
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- -133
Law Enforcement -44

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr7329-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Election Day as a legal public holiday, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 13, 2024

hr7168-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Financial Services

hr7059-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jan 22, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr7028-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the issuance of visas and admission of certain aliens, and their derivatives, who were selected to apply for diversity immigrant visas but were unable to be issued such visas or be admitted to the United States as a result of certain Presidential Proclamations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 17, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6969-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol.

1 clause Jan 11, 2024
Education

hr6980-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the reallocation of unused waivers of the foreign residency requirement for certain J-visa holders.

1 clause Jan 11, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6981-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit unauthorized private paramilitary activity, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 11, 2024
Defense Contractors

hr6747-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To speed up the deployment of electricity transmission and clean energy, with proper input from affected communities, and for other purposes.

62 clauses Dec 13, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Energy Production Education

hr6654-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene food service ware, expanded polystyrene loose fill, and expanded polystyrene coolers, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 7, 2023
Agricultural Producers Health Care Providers

hr6592-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to cover the costs of challenges to determinations not to discontinue the use of specific instructional materials, or the availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 5, 2023
Federal Administration Education

hr6451-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Nov 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6319-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Nov 8, 2023
Immigration Services Transportation Education

hr6302-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements for the disclosure of certain information relating to health care sharing ministries, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 8, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6275-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit brand name drug manufacturers from compensating generic drug manufacturers to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, and to prohibit biological product manufacturers from compensating biosimilar and interchangeable product manufacturers to delay entry of biosimilar and interchangeable products, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr6213-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, and for other purposes.

95 clauses Nov 3, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Defense Contractors Education

hr6205-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance our Nation’s nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas.

1 clause Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6135-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To implement title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 with respect to elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Nov 1, 2023
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

hr6030-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an option for first responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare.

2 clauses Oct 24, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr6031-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

6 clauses Oct 24, 2023
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

hres793-118

Cosponsor Passed House

Calling on Hamas to immediately release hostages taken during October 2023 attack on Israel.

0 clauses Oct 17, 2023

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