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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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.
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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
sres695-118
CosponsorExpressing support for the designation of May 2024 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month.
sres694-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing support for the designation of May 2024 as Renewable Fuels Month to recognize the important role that renewable fuels play in reducing carbon impacts, lowering fuel prices for consumers, supporting rural communities, and lessening reliance on foreign adversaries.
sres697-118
CosponsorDesignating the week of May 12 through May 18, 2024, as National Police Week.
s4337-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles and defense services for Israel, 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.
s4321-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the payment of annuities and retired pay to individuals convicted of certain sex crimes.
s4302-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide that individuals convicted of certain crimes relating to institutions of higher education are ineligible for Federal student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.
sres680-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCondemning the violent, anti-American and anti-Israel protests that are occurring on campuses of institutions of higher education nationwide.
sres682-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCondemning the decision by the Biden Administration to halt the shipment of United States made ammunition and weapons to the State of Israel.
s4311-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo limit funds to the United Nations and other organizations that provide any status, rights, or privileges beyond observer status to the Palestine Liberation Organization, and for other purposes.
sres670-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeStrongly condemning the rise of antisemitism on campuses of institutions of higher education across the United States.
s4237-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the credit for new clean vehicles, and for other purposes.
sres671-118
CosponsorExpressing support for the designation of the week of April 28, 2024, through May 4, 2024, as National Small Business Week to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.
sres673-118
CosponsorHonoring the life of David Hampton Pryor, former United States Senator for the State of Arkansas.
s4241-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require the Secretary of Defense to appropriately consider Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities, and for other purposes.
sres668-118
CosponsorHonoring the life of Daniel Robert Bob Graham, former Senator for the State of Florida.
s4165-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require the national instant criminal background check system to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the relevant State and local law enforcement agencies whenever information contained in the system indicates that an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States attempted to receive a firearm.
sres655-118
CosponsorHonoring the life of Joseph Isadore Lieberman, former Senator for the State of Connecticut.
s4148-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo bolster United States engagement with the Pacific Islands region, and for other purposes.
s4130-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require the establishment of a pilot program to expand early child care options for members of the Armed Forces and their families.
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