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Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

R IA · Senate

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Defense

-49
Helped 831 Hurt 880 Unclear 610

Healthcare

+29
Helped 347 Hurt 318 Unclear 294

Finance

-84
Helped 305 Hurt 389 Unclear 146

Energy

-45
Helped 223 Hurt 268 Unclear 130

Agriculture

+102
Helped 302 Hurt 200 Unclear 115

Veterans Affairs

+184
Helped 341 Hurt 157 Unclear 83

Government Operations

-32
Helped 88 Hurt 120 Unclear 292

Education

-37
Helped 148 Hurt 185 Unclear 149

Trade

+2
Helped 146 Hurt 144 Unclear 42

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Transportation

-55
Helped 84 Hurt 139 Unclear 73

Environment

-34
Helped 94 Hurt 128 Unclear 71

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Technology

-12
Helped 112 Hurt 124 Unclear 43

Housing

+74
Helped 164 Hurt 90 Unclear 13

Criminal Justice

+15
Helped 125 Hurt 110 Unclear 24

Foreign Policy

-33
Helped 93 Hurt 126 Unclear 33

Immigration

-127
Helped 43 Hurt 170 Unclear 37

Small Business

-4
Helped 118 Hurt 122

Science & Space

+25
Helped 112 Hurt 87 Unclear 11
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12223 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 (1459), Veterans Affairs (116), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (13), Agriculture (12), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Federal (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), Executive Branch (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense Procurement (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military (1), Military Personnel (1)
Direct (276), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), At-Risk Populations (4), Military (3), Foreign (2), Patients (1), Transparency (1)
Direct (251), 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 (194), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (159), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (157), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (155), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1296), Veterans Affairs (70), Defense (65), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (8), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), Health Agencies (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Executive Branch (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Office (2), Intelligence (2), Judicial Branch (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Agencies (1), FDIC (1), Federal (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (157), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (115), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (82), Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (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
+533
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+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 (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+75
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)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - -109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+39
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
+3
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s5341-118

Cosponsor Introduced

Making supplemental appropriations for small business disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

7 clauses Nov 18, 2024
Financial Services

s5332-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To appropriate amounts to the Disaster Loans Program Account, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 14, 2024
Financial Services

sres742-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that President Joseph R. Biden must dismiss Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg from his employment at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

1 clause Jun 20, 2024
Financial Services

s4597-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide relief for employees of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who were subjected to discrimination, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Financial Services

s4341-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require plain language and the inclusion of key words in covered notices that are clear, concise, and accessible to small business concerns, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 15, 2024
Financial Services

s4237-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for new clean vehicles, and for other purposes.

4 clauses May 2, 2024
Financial Services Energy Production

s3992-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) loan program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 20, 2024
Financial Services

s3242-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the shareholder threshold for registration under that Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Financial Services

s2664-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the suspension of collections on loans made to small businesses related to COVID–19, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s2607-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the establishment of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Immigration Services Environmental Services

s2060-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to strengthen oversight over foreign investment in the United States agricultural industry, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 20, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s1949-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 13, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Labor Environmental Services

s1919-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the United States Governor of, and the United States Executive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to oppose an increase in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the Fund, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 8, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services

s1807-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require agencies to notify the Director of the Office of Management and Budget when the agency suspends or terminates a Federal award, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 6, 2023
Financial Services

s1768-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to the Taliban, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 31, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s1569-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

8 clauses May 11, 2023
Native American Tribes Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s1409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the safety of children on the internet.

28 clauses May 2, 2023
Consumers Scientific Research Homeowners Federal Government

s1361-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for floodplain easement restoration and management, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 27, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Agriculture Water Infrastructure Federal Government

s1375-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 27, 2023
Financial Services Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s1271-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, and for other purposes.

65 clauses Apr 25, 2023
National Security Immigrant Communities Foreign Businesses Federal Government

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