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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

sres21-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating October 10, 2025, as American Girls in Sports Day.

1 clause Jan 13, 2025
Transportation

sres22-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Concerning the National Collegiate Athletic Association policy for eligibility in women’s sports.

1 clause Jan 13, 2025
Colleges & Universities Sports Organizations & Governing Bodies Student Athletes (Female) Student Athletes (Transgender)

s74-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report relating to violence against women in athletics.

1 clause Jan 13, 2025
Health Care Providers

s52-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require a DNA test to determine the familial relationship between an alien and an accompanying minor.

4 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Immigration Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s53-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering the United States who are suspected of being victims of human trafficking, to require the Secretary to publicly disclose the number of such minors who are fingerprinted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials and the number of child traffickers who are apprehended by CBP, to impose criminal penalties on noncitizen adults who use unrelated minors to gain entry into the United States, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Trade Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation

s50-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs controls, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Agricultural Producers Health Care Providers

sres19-119

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter and commending President Jimmy Carter for his life-long career of public service, humanitarian leadership, diplomacy, and courageous advocacy.

0 clauses Jan 9, 2025

s68-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Complete COVID Collections Act

11 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Criminal Justice Government Government Transparency Taxpayers

s65-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.

2 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Transportation

s33-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions.

1 clause Jan 8, 2025
Environmental Organizations Business Associations Federal Government - Executive Agencies Labor Unions

s21-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

REMOTE Act

2 clauses Jan 7, 2025
Financial Services Environmental Services

s9-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Introduced

To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

1 clause Jan 7, 2025
Education

s23-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the head of each Executive agency to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to the headquarters of the Executive agency to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 7, 2025
Defense Contractors Labor

s22-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 7, 2025
Defense Contractors

s5-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

Laken Riley Act

2 clauses Jan 6, 2025
Government Administration Corrections & Detention General Public

s5614-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the head of each Executive agency to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to the headquarters of the Executive agency to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Dec 19, 2024
Defense Contractors Labor

s5582-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the biodiesel fuels credit and the biodiesel mixture credit.

2 clauses Dec 18, 2024
Energy Production

s5551-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend the statute of limitations for offenses relating to pandemic-era programs to be 10 years.

2 clauses Dec 17, 2024
Health Care Providers

s5501-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to headquarters to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Dec 12, 2024
Financial Services

sres925-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.

0 clauses Dec 10, 2024

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