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Steve Daines

Steve Daines

R MT · Senate

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Industry Impact Profile

7803 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1084), Veterans Affairs (82), Defense (57), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (9), State (6), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (219), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2)
Direct (187), 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 (139), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (123), Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (119), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (98), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (62), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Industries Burdened

Direct (701), Veterans Affairs (59), Defense (44), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), DHS (4), Foreign (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Homeland Security (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), HHS (2), Legislative (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (131), Space Force (1)
Direct (117), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (71), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (48), Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
51.5% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (45 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (101), DoD (34), VA (23), Executive (19) +40 more
+410
General Public (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2)
+193
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+2
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+70
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Tribal (2)
+70
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+41
Taxpayers - - +33
Immigration - -109
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+112
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +57
Transportation +23
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+10
Financial Services +21
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28
Real Estate (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Military Housing (1)
-30

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s383-119

Cosponsor Introduced

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

1 clause Feb 4, 2025

s382-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

28 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Government Agencies Government Agency Government Grant Recipients Government

sres52-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing religious freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and expressing concern over increased threats to and attacks on religious freedom around the world.

1 clause Feb 4, 2025

s356-119

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

2 clauses Feb 3, 2025
Federal Government - USDA State/Local Government

s362-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 3, 2025

s364-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 3, 2025

s331-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

HALT Fentanyl Act

23 clauses Jan 30, 2025
Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools Drug Trafficking / Pharmaceutical Industry Federal Government Biotechnology Research

s349-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System land without conducting a timber sale, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 30, 2025

s334-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To permanently enact certain appropriations Act restrictions on the use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 30, 2025
Medical Research Institutions International Health & Development NGOs Religious & Social Advocacy Groups Federal Government Programs

sres49-119

Cosponsor

Designating the week beginning February 3, 2025, as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.

1 clause Jan 30, 2025

s350-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025

11 clauses Jan 30, 2025

s342-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 30, 2025

s316-119

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.

0 clauses Jan 29, 2025

s315-119

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 29, 2025
General Public and Entities Automobile Manufacturing

s303-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to limit to $0 the amount that the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may request to fund the activities of the Bureau.

2 clauses Jan 29, 2025

s309-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students.

5 clauses Jan 29, 2025

s292-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.

8 clauses Jan 29, 2025
Agriculture Federal Government General Public

sres44-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as National School Choice Week.

1 clause Jan 29, 2025

s265-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide that participation in the American Community Survey is voluntary.

0 clauses Jan 28, 2025

s260-119

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jan 27, 2025
General Traveling Public Aviation Security Screening General Public Airport Security Screening

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