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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

sres553-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of Jean A. Carnahan, former Senator for the State of Missouri.

0 clauses Feb 8, 2024

sres549-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of February 17 through February 24, 2024, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Give the Gift of Blue program, which has donated more than 17,000 of the iconic FFA blue jackets to FFA members in need.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024
Transportation

sres544-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week beginning February 5, 2024, as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.

1 clause Feb 6, 2024
Education

s3713-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Federal Government from conducting, funding, approving, or otherwise supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and to prohibit the solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of a donation of such tissue.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3659-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons.

1 clause Jan 25, 2024
Transportation

s3622-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024
Health Care Providers

s3624-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024
Environmental Services

s3609-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure that women seeking an abortion are informed of the medical risks associated with the abortion procedure and the major developmental characteristics of the unborn child, before giving their informed consent to receive an abortion.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024
Health Care Providers

s3607-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for an abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for medical expenses.

1 clause Jan 17, 2024
Health Care Providers

sres521-118

Cosponsor

Commending Taiwan for its history of democratic elections, and expressing support of Taiwan's democratic institutions.

1 clause Jan 11, 2024

sres523-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.

0 clauses Jan 11, 2024

s3529-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide procedures for appealing certain Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rulings or determinations, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Labor

s3553-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide a retroactive effective date for the promotions of senior officers of the Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as a result of the suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s3531-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit actions to carry out the Department of Commerce’s pause in the issuance of new export licenses for certain exports under the Commerce Control List.

2 clauses Dec 14, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s3491-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Green Climate Fund.

2 clauses Dec 13, 2023
Environmental Services

s3466-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress reports regarding security and safety at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 12, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

sres492-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

0 clauses Dec 7, 2023

s3381-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income.

1 clause Nov 30, 2023
Financial Services

s3349-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury and other financial regulators from collecting data directly from an insurance company.

3 clauses Nov 28, 2023
Defense Contractors Environmental Services

sres470-118

Cosponsor

Designating November 16th, 2023, as National Rural Health Day.

1 clause Nov 16, 2023

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