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Steve Daines

Analysis

R MT · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 Senate

2013–2015 House Of Representatives

115

Defense

-68

Helped 787 Hurt 855 Unclear 612

Healthcare

+88

Helped 454 Hurt 366 Unclear 352

Finance

-19

Helped 379 Hurt 398 Mixed 12 Unclear 197

Energy

-11

Helped 307 Hurt 318 Unclear 130

Agriculture

+130

Helped 336 Hurt 206 Unclear 125

Government Operations

-36

Helped 98 Hurt 134 Unclear 398

Education

+65

Helped 261 Hurt 196 Mixed 1 Unclear 166

Veterans Affairs

+192

Helped 353 Hurt 161 Unclear 86

Environment

-32

Helped 122 Hurt 154 Unclear 206

Technology

+39

Helped 179 Hurt 140 Unclear 55

Transportation

-59

Helped 104 Hurt 163 Unclear 106

Housing

+85

Helped 206 Hurt 121 Mixed 1 Unclear 17

Trade

+21

Helped 159 Hurt 138 Unclear 40

Appropriations

+93

Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

Helped 112 Hurt 103 Unclear 27

Immigration

-120

Helped 33 Hurt 153 Unclear 54

Foreign Policy

-5

Helped 94 Hurt 99 Mixed 1 Unclear 31

Labor

Helped 73 Hurt 69 Unclear 69

Science

-210

Helped 0 Hurt 210

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13498 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 1946 P·23 C·234 Y·1693 N·1356 w:20.5

Direct (1502), 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)

General Public 444 P·1 C·82 Y·363 N·347 w:7.1

Direct (302), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)

Healthcare 287 P·3 C·86 Y·198 N·188 w:6.2

Direct (265), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)

Education 263 P·5 C·118 Y·143 N·121 w:11.3

Direct (257), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Defense 240 P·1 C·15 Y·224 N·108 w:2.7

Direct (227), 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)

Military 228 C·4 Y·224 N·109 w:1.1

Direct (227), Families (1)

Agriculture 183 P·13 C·15 Y·155 N·151 w:8.9

Direct (175), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Construction 173 P·3 C·14 Y·156 N·131 w:3.9

Direct (170), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Technology 142 C·75 Y·67 N·45 w:5.8

Direct (134), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Real Estate 125 C·82 Y·43 N·39 w:2.2

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 1939 P·75 C·837 Y·1033 N·766 w:69.5

Direct (1622), 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)

Healthcare 177 P·2 C·72 Y·103 N·98 w:5.0

Direct (173), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)

General Public 162 C·34 Y·129 N·118 w:3.9

Direct (142), Veterans (20)

Defense 151 P·1 C·2 Y·148 N·54 w:1.7

Direct (147), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Financial Services 142 P·2 C·88 Y·52 N·50 w:9.3

Military 136 C·1 Y·135 N·53 w:0.5

Direct (135), Space Force (1)

Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:-0.1

Education 118 P·5 C·25 Y·89 N·85 w:7.1

Transportation 100 P·1 C·25 Y·74 N·44 w:5.3

Environment 97 P·11 C·34 Y·52 N·51 w:13.9

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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	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			+524
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)		-	+106
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)			+11
Transportation			+12
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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