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 |
Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
sres340-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating July 30, 2025, as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.
s2355-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePatients Deserve Price Tags Act
s2328-119
Cosponsor ReportedMilitary Learning for Credit Act of 2025
s2293-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeMuslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025
s2130-119
Cosponsor ReportedAUKUS Improvement Act of 2025
s1956-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeStrengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
s1872-119
Primary Sponsor Passed SenateCritical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act
s1756-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeConscience Protection Act of 2025
s1748-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeKids Online Safety Act
s1740-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo bolster United States engagement with the Pacific Islands region, and for other purposes.
s1589-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeImmigration Parole Reform Act of 2025
s1555-119
Primary Sponsor ReportedMade in America Manufacturing Finance Act of 2025
s1579-119
Cosponsor ReportedPARTNER with ASEAN, CERN, and PIF Act
s1530-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo enhance military recruitment by improving access to student directory information, enabling the military to inform prospective applicants about service options and the benefits of military service, such as competitive pay, education, and valuable experience, which is crucial for meeting National Security Strategy requirements and supporting combatant commander demand.
s1435-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to support animal experimentation in the laboratories of adversarial nations.
s1444-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeTax DODGER Act
s1436-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from providing firearms and ammunition to its employees, and for other purposes.
s1326-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeFood Security and Farm Protection Act
s1296-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeDETERRENT Act
s1241-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeSanctioning Russia Act of 2025
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