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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

s5050-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation.

1 clause Sep 12, 2024
Transportation

s4890-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 31, 2024
Financial Services

s4818-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from granting parole to certain dangerous aliens, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 25, 2024
Federal Administration Financial Services

sres727-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating June 2024 as Great Outdoors Month.

0 clauses Jun 11, 2024

sres724-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating May 2024 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

0 clauses Jun 4, 2024

s4444-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 3, 2024
Civil Rights Advocacy Federal Administration

s4431-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reinstate the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes.

0 clauses May 23, 2024

s4432-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification.

2 clauses May 23, 2024
Coal Mining Environmental Groups Federal Government Federal Administration

sres674-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating May 5, 2024, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.

1 clause May 2, 2024

s4086-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize the confiscation and repurposing of blocked assets of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

5 clauses Apr 9, 2024
Financial Services Defense Contractors

s4049-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To appropriate more funds for the Federal Communication Commission's rip and replace program, to require a spectrum auction, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 21, 2024
Financial Services Information Technology

s3445-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote domestic energy production, to require onshore and offshore oil and natural gas lease sales, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Dec 7, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production

s3373-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

2 clauses Nov 30, 2023
Federal Government - Energy Hydroelectric Power Generation

s3285-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butte, Montana, as the Charlie Dowd VA Clinic.

2 clauses Nov 9, 2023
Health Care Providers

s3268-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide direct hire authority to appoint individuals to Federal wildland firefighting and firefighting support positions in the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 9, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production

s3199-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information.

1 clause Nov 2, 2023
Law Enforcement

s3192-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 1, 2023
Federal Administration Transportation Defense Contractors

s3081-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize additional assistance to Israel using assets confiscated from Iran, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 18, 2023
Defense Contractors

s3052-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To make aliens who are holders of a passport issued by the Palestinian Authority ineligible for visas, admission, or parole into the United States.

0 clauses Oct 17, 2023

s2913-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of child sex abuse.

2 clauses Sep 26, 2023
Environmental Services

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