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
s145-119
CosponsorTo require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization.
s4378-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedProtecting American Taxpayers Act
s3902-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeRECEIPTS Act
s3639-119
Cosponsor ReportedSAT Streamlining Act
sres572-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedA resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of United States Army Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard and United States Army Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, who were killed in action in Palmyra, Syria, in a targeted assault against United States service members on December 13, 2025.
s3366-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeBack the Blue Act of 2025
s3343-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeUnemployment Insurance (UI) Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act
s3240-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeMcSCUSE ME Act of 2025
s3228-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues that are imported or offered for import are to be regulated, and for other purposes.
s3259-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeRECAPTURE Act
s3175-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeCIPZIP Act of 2025
s3173-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the Small Business Administration from awarding sole source contracts until the Administration conducts a full audit of and submits to Congress a report on the business development program, and for other purposes.
s3166-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedReturning Unspent COVID Funds Act
s3161-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo enhance protection of data affecting operational security of Department of Defense personnel, and for other purposes.
s3091-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeDISPOSAL Act
s2953-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for dual pay and dual employment accountability.
s2893-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeSEVER Act of 2025
s2809-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require reporting of price increases on noncompetitive contracts, and for other purposes.
s2764-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require disclosure of the total amount of interest that would be paid over the life of a loan for certain Federal student loans.
s2721-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePrevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025
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