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Richard J. Durbin

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257

Defense

-45

Helped 820 Hurt 865 Mixed 1 Unclear 679

Healthcare

+100

Helped 490 Hurt 390 Unclear 643

Education

-35

Helped 402 Hurt 437 Unclear 478

Finance

-46

Helped 433 Hurt 479 Mixed 2 Unclear 196

Government Operations

-31

Helped 69 Hurt 100 Unclear 678

Energy

-78

Helped 235 Hurt 313 Unclear 132

Agriculture

+87

Helped 319 Hurt 232 Unclear 122

Technology

+40

Helped 288 Hurt 248 Unclear 88

Environment

+11

Helped 193 Hurt 182 Unclear 213

Labor

+81

Helped 240 Hurt 159 Unclear 184

Veterans Affairs

+182

Helped 338 Hurt 156 Unclear 82

Criminal Justice

+69

Helped 293 Hurt 224 Mixed 2 Unclear 42

Trade

-42

Helped 192 Hurt 234 Unclear 38

Transportation

-34

Helped 117 Hurt 151 Unclear 176

Immigration

-140

Helped 76 Hurt 216 Unclear 108

Housing

+115

Helped 238 Hurt 123 Unclear 16

Appropriations

+93

Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

-22

Helped 113 Hurt 135 Unclear 56

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Civil Rights

+85

Helped 149 Hurt 64 Unclear 37

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

16233 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

Government 1991 P·37 C·258 Y·1649 N·1403 w:36.5

Direct (1458), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), Justice (17), Legislative (16), USDA (16), State (14), Treasury (14), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), Education (5), Foreign Affairs (5), DOJ (4), Federal (4), ICE (4), State/Local (4), DHS (3), Immigration (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), DOE (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), USPTO (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), National Security (1), Taxpayers (1)

General Public 681 P·60 C·258 Y·359 N·351 w:25.6

Direct (518), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)

Education 399 P·67 C·189 Y·143 N·121 w:37.8

Direct (390), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)

Defense 244 P·1 C·19 Y·209 N·123 w:2.1

Direct (231), 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)

Healthcare 244 P·11 C·34 Y·197 N·190 w:6.0

Direct (205), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Mental Health (2), Hospitals (1)

Military 229 P·1 C·4 Y·224 N·109 w:2.0

Direct (228), Families (1)

Agriculture 190 P·12 C·23 Y·155 N·151 w:8.9

Direct (182), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Law Enforcement 187 P·20 C·123 Y·42 N·42 w:18.3

Technology 180 P·24 C·89 Y·64 N·48 w:11.5

Direct (172), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Construction 168 P·6 C·5 Y·156 N·132 w:3.5

Direct (165), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2387 P·261 C·1097 Y·955 N·840 w:114.8

Direct (1937), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (37), EPA (22), Federal (16), State (16), Child Welfare (15), Education (13), State/Local (12), NPS (11), Immigration (10), FDA (9), HHS (9), Justice (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (6), Homeland Security (6), Border Security (5), Executive (5), Foreign (5), DHS (4), Legislative (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DOJ (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), SBA (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), USPTO (2), Coast Guard (1), DOD (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Labor (1), Multiple Agencies (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), State And Local (1), Strategic Command (1), Tax Administration (1), Taxpayers (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

Education 197 P·47 C·61 Y·89 N·85 w:25.8

General Public 193 P·4 C·58 Y·129 N·120 w:9.4

Direct (171), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Financial Services 171 P·34 C·83 Y·51 N·53 w:18.8

Direct (170), Transgender Individuals (1)

Technology 157 P·19 C·99 Y·38 N·33 w:8.9

Direct (148), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)

Defense 156 C·8 Y·142 N·60 w:0.9

Direct (152), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

State & Local Government 144 P·18 C·70 Y·54 N·56 w:4.2

Direct (132), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2), Education (1)

Military 143 C·8 Y·132 N·56 w:0.4

Direct (142), Space Force (1)

Environment 138 P·19 C·67 Y·51 N·52 w:24.4

Healthcare 135 P·4 C·21 Y·103 N·105 w:4.1

Direct (123), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Mental Health (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-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more			+57
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			-14
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)			-5
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			-41
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)			-35
Taxpayers	-	-	-18
Agriculture (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)			-24
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+9
Transportation			-15
Immigration	-	-	+107
Financial Services (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)			-15
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)		-	+7
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)			-20

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Defense

Healthcare

Education

Finance

Government Operations

Energy

Agriculture

Technology

Environment

Labor

Veterans Affairs

Criminal Justice

Trade

Transportation

Immigration

Housing

Appropriations

Foreign Policy

Federal Budget

Civil Rights

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

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sres597-119

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s3550-119

s3533-119

s3529-119

s3448-119

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sres483-119

sjres90-119

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Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution