Joni Ernst
AnalysisR IA · Senate
Defense
-49Healthcare
+29Finance
-84Energy
-45Agriculture
+102Veterans Affairs
+184Government Operations
-32Education
-37Trade
+2Appropriations
+93Transportation
-55Environment
-34Federal Budget
+162Technology
-12Housing
+74Criminal Justice
+15Foreign Policy
-33Immigration
-127Small Business
-4Science & Space
+25Industry Impact Profile
12223 industry impacts
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.
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Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)
How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.
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| 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 IntroducedMaking supplemental appropriations for small business disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
s5332-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo appropriate amounts to the Disaster Loans Program Account, and for other purposes.
sres742-118
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeExpressing 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.
s4597-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide relief for employees of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who were subjected to discrimination, and for other purposes.
s4341-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s4237-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for new clean vehicles, and for other purposes.
s3992-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration from directly making loans under the 7(a) loan program, and for other purposes.
s3242-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s2664-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the suspension of collections on loans made to small businesses related to COVID–19, and for other purposes.
s2607-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide for the establishment of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes.
s2060-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s1949-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees, and for other purposes.
s1919-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s1807-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s1768-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo impose sanctions with respect to the Taliban, and for other purposes.
s1569-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.
s1409-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo protect the safety of children on the internet.
s1361-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s1375-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s1271-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, and for other purposes.
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