Back to Legislators

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

109

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

Helped 110 Hurt 103 Unclear 27

Foreign Policy

-3

Helped 91 Hurt 94 Mixed 1 Unclear 31

Science

-210

Helped 0 Hurt 210

Labor

Helped 68 Hurt 65 Unclear 69

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13103 industry impacts

All entities →

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 1927 P·23 C·215 Y·1693 N·1356 w:19.6

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)

General Public 440 P·1 C·78 Y·363 N·347 w:6.5

Direct (298), 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 261 P·2 C·119 Y·143 N·121 w:10.6

Direct (255), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Defense 237 P·1 C·12 Y·224 N·108 w:2.1

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)

Military 228 C·4 Y·224 N·109 w:1.1

Direct (227), Families (1)

Agriculture 184 P·13 C·16 Y·155 N·151 w:9.2

Direct (176), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Construction 173 P·3 C·13 Y·157 N·131 w:3.7

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

Technology 142 C·75 Y·67 N·45 w:5.5

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

Financial Services 121 P·2 C·45 Y·74 N·72 w:7.6

Direct (114), HSA (7)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 1875 P·75 C·779 Y·1027 N·766 w:67.4

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)

Healthcare 173 P·2 C·68 Y·103 N·98 w:4.4

Direct (169), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)

General Public 152 C·24 Y·129 N·118 w:3.3

Direct (132), Veterans (20)

Defense 149 P·1 Y·148 N·54 w:1.1

Direct (145), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Military 136 C·1 Y·135 N·53 w:0.5

Direct (135), Space Force (1)

Financial Services 134 P·2 C·80 Y·52 N·50 w:8.7

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

Click any row to see supporting clauses

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

Show vote-alignment table

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			+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

Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more

Loading votes...

Defense

Healthcare

Finance

Energy

Agriculture

Education

Veterans Affairs

Government Operations

Environment

Transportation

Technology

Trade

Appropriations

Housing

Federal Budget

Immigration

Criminal Justice

Foreign Policy

Science

Labor

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s1991-119

sjres56-119

s1892-119

sres255-119

s1877-119

s1880-119

sres249-119

s1808-119

s1821-119

sres235-119

s1779-119

s1782-119

s1788-119

s1756-119

s1748-119

sres220-119

s1715-119

s1691-119

s1670-119

s1675-119

Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution