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
s4128-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on abortions facilitated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
s4109-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify roles and responsibilities within the Department of Defense relating to subconcussive and concussive brain injuries and to improve brain health initiatives of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
s4093-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo review and consider terminating the designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes.
s4106-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo affirm and protect the First Amendment rights of students and student organizations at public institutions of higher education.
s4081-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide premium support for certain plans of insurance, and for other purposes.
sres617-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing the sense of the Senate that Israel has the inherent right to defend itself and take necessary steps to eradicate the terrorist threat posed by Hamas.
sres620-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDemanding that the international community hold accountable those who perpetrated acts of sexual violence and sexual torture during and after the attack on the State of Israel on October 7, 2023.
s4043-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo amend title 5, United States Code, to make executive agency telework policies transparent, to track executive agency use of telework, and for other purposes.
s4020-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the export or sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to certain entities, 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.
s3994-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo authorize and encourage the United States Agency for International Development to pursue a model of locally led development and humanitarian response and expanded engagement with local partners and to increase its local partner base.
sres604-118
Primary SponsorDesignating March 21, 2024, as National Women in Agriculture Day.
s3955-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require the heads of Federal agencies to submit to Congress an annual report regarding official time authorized under title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes.
s3926-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, and for other purposes.
sres572-118
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeCongratulating Iowa native Caitlin Clark on becoming the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I basketball leading scorer.
s3812-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide firearm licensees an opportunity to correct statutory and regulatory violations, and for other purposes.
sres550-118
CosponsorSupporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
sres549-118
CosponsorExpressing support for the designation of February 17 through February 24, 2024, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Give the Gift of Blue program, which has donated more than 17,000 of the iconic FFA blue jackets to FFA members in need.
sres553-118
CosponsorHonoring the life of Jean A. Carnahan, former Senator for the State of Missouri.
s3734-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require submission of the National Security Strategy and the budget of the President before the President may deliver the State of the Union address.
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