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Steve Daines

Steve Daines

R MT · Senate

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Defense

-67
Helped 784 Hurt 851 Unclear 614

Healthcare

+93
Helped 450 Hurt 357 Unclear 355

Finance

-66
Helped 315 Hurt 381 Mixed 1 Unclear 192

Energy

-11
Helped 302 Hurt 313 Unclear 132

Agriculture

+132
Helped 337 Hurt 205 Unclear 125

Education

+59
Helped 255 Hurt 196 Mixed 1 Unclear 168

Veterans Affairs

+188
Helped 346 Hurt 158 Unclear 86

Government Operations

-4
Helped 79 Hurt 83 Unclear 421

Environment

-30
Helped 118 Hurt 148 Unclear 214

Transportation

-59
Helped 104 Hurt 163 Unclear 108

Technology

+41
Helped 179 Hurt 138 Unclear 56

Trade

+20
Helped 158 Hurt 138 Unclear 38

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Housing

+91
Helped 195 Hurt 104 Unclear 13

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-120
Helped 33 Hurt 153 Unclear 58

Criminal Justice

+7
Helped 110 Hurt 103 Unclear 27

Foreign Policy

-3
Helped 91 Hurt 94 Mixed 1 Unclear 31

Science

-210
Helped 0 Hurt 210

Labor

+3
Helped 68 Hurt 65 Unclear 69
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13103 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 (1483), Veterans Affairs (116), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Agriculture (13), Legislative (13), Treasury (12), Congress (11), Interior (8), NPS (7), State (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), State/Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), DOE (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), 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 (298), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (265), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (255), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (224), 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 (176), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (170), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (134), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1558), Veterans Affairs (70), Defense (65), EPA (22), Agriculture (13), NPS (11), FDA (9), HHS (9), Interior (9), Education (8), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), DHS (4), Executive (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DOJ (3), Homeland Security (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), USDA (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Land Management (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Regulatory (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Judiciary (1), Legislative Branch (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), OPM (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (169), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (145), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (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- 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
+530
General Public (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
+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 (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+83
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)
+8
Transportation +13
Immigration - -109
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+3
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+34
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s752-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To secure the dignity and safety of incarcerated women.

1 clause Mar 9, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Homeowners Federal Government Law Enforcement

s691-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To deter foreign financial institutions from providing banking services for the benefit of foreign terrorist organizations and from facilitating or promoting payments for acts of terrorism.

1 clause Mar 7, 2023
Financial Services Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government

s674-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require each agency to repeal or amend 2 or more rules before issuing or amending a rule.

1 clause Mar 7, 2023
Financial Services Business Federal Government Scientific Research

s676-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend sections 801 and 804 of title 5, United States Code, to include guidance issued by non-agencies, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Regulated Industries Consumers Federal Government

s685-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To close loopholes in the immigration laws that serve as incentives to aliens to attempt to enter the United States unlawfully, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Nonprofit Organizations Correctional Facilities Legal Services Federal Government

s641-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID–19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Environmental Groups Regulated Industries Federal Government Airlines

s635-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures.

4 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Transportation Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Business

s624-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

s588-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions and other measures in response to the failure of the Government of the People's Republic of China to allow an investigation into the origins of COVID–19 at suspect laboratories in Wuhan.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Healthcare Consumers National Security Federal Government Homeowners

s613-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Education Federal Government Consumers

s594-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to prioritize the completion of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Federal Government - Agriculture Energy Production

s556-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the United States Armed Forces from promoting anti-American and racist theories.

2 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Immigrant Communities Federal Government

s548-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance the security of the United States and its allies, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Natural Gas Foreign Businesses Energy Production Foreign Affairs

sres81-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Relating to the establishment of a means for the Senate to provide advice and consent regarding the form of an international agreement relating to pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.

4 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Environmental Groups Foreign Affairs Federal Government National Security

s533-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in transforming their business and program models to models that support people with disabilities through competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Feb 27, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Education Federal Government Business

s535-118

Cosponsor Reported

To streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 27, 2023
Federal Administration Oil & Gas Extraction Energy Production Federal Government

s471-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

s472-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To declare that any agreement reached by the President relating to the nuclear program of Iran is deemed a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Foreign Businesses Energy Production Consumers Federal Government

s445-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 15, 2023
Regulated Industries Consumers Federal Government

s453-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals.

1 clause Feb 15, 2023
Financial Services Consumers Federal Government

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