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Dwight Evans

Dwight Evans

D PA-3 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 3)
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2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 3)
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Defense

+380
Helped 1287 Hurt 907 Unclear 729

Finance

+115
Helped 1115 Hurt 1000 Mixed 4 Unclear 467

Education

+385
Helped 1097 Hurt 712 Unclear 452

Healthcare

+376
Helped 834 Hurt 458 Unclear 852

Energy

-69
Helped 338 Hurt 407 Mixed 3 Unclear 256

Transportation

+222
Helped 457 Hurt 235 Unclear 299

Labor

+223
Helped 430 Hurt 207 Unclear 231

Government Operations

-33
Helped 64 Hurt 97 Unclear 704

Housing

-79
Helped 354 Hurt 433 Unclear 30

Criminal Justice

-132
Helped 266 Hurt 398 Unclear 88

Agriculture

+95
Helped 352 Hurt 257 Unclear 134

Trade

-118
Helped 186 Hurt 304 Mixed 2 Unclear 191

Veterans Affairs

+261
Helped 414 Hurt 153 Unclear 96

Environment

-61
Helped 149 Hurt 210 Unclear 207

Maritime

-480
Helped 20 Hurt 500 Unclear 17

Immigration

-70
Helped 177 Hurt 247 Mixed 4 Unclear 93

Technology

+14
Helped 213 Hurt 199 Unclear 61

Civil Rights

+58
Helped 209 Hurt 151 Unclear 43

Elections

-8
Helped 192 Hurt 200 Mixed 2 Unclear 2

Social Welfare

+221
Helped 254 Hurt 33 Unclear 37
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

24580 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 (1722), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (23), Legislative Branch (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (14), Legislative (14), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (4), Research (4), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Emergency Management (1), Federal Emergency Management (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (977), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Professional Development (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (696), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Youth (2)
Direct (399), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3960), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), State (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Federal (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), USTR (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (196), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (170), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (173), Foreign (2), Rental (2), Military Housing (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.

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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
-344
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-219
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+11
Cryptocurrency - - -71
Education (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
+49
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-33
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-127
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-36
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+12
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+55
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- -86
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+6
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-133
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- +112

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr2403-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.

5 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Environmental Groups Federal Government Native American Tribes Business

hr2378-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide increased financial assistance for farmers markets and farmers market nutrition programs, to increase local agricultural production through food bank in-house production and local farmer contracting; and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Education Agriculture

hr1838-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

1 clause Mar 28, 2023
Lobbying Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr1723-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers Law Enforcement

hr1729-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Federal Government Native American Tribes

hr1654-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a higher rate of tax on bonuses and profits from sales of stock received by executives employed by failing banks that were closed and for which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has been appointed as conservator or receiver.

3 clauses Mar 17, 2023
Financial Services Business Consumers Federal Government

hr1595-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 14, 2023
Federal Government Native American Tribes Business Consumers

hr17-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Mar 10, 2023
Education Consumers Federal Government Business

hr1509-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 9, 2023
Agriculture Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

hr1499-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Transportation Federal Government Airlines Business

hr1468-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve the earned income tax credit.

3 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Energy Production Education

hr1277-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Business Consumers Federal Government

hr1244-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To posthumously award a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865.

4 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Education Regulated Industries Federal Government Agriculture

hr20-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Environmental Groups Regulated Industries Federal Government Business

hr1224-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals and health care professional students on how to help patients navigate the legal landscape in the United States with respect to abortion and other reproductive health care services following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 27, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Education Federal Government Native American Tribes

hr1118-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 21, 2023
Telecommunications Environmental Groups Federal Government Lobbying

hr1150-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world.

4 clauses Feb 21, 2023
Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Education Foreign Affairs

hr1088-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm.

3 clauses Feb 17, 2023
Education Scientific Research Federal Government Lobbying

hr1065-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To codify the existing Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 17, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Federal Government Native American Tribes

hr1059-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize notaries public to perform, and to establish minimum standards for, electronic notarizations and remote notarizations that occur in or affect interstate commerce, to require any Federal court to recognize notarizations performed by a notarial officer of any State, to require any State to recognize notarizations performed by a notarial officer of any other State when the notarization was performed under or relates to a public Act, record, or judicial proceeding of the notarial officer’s State or when the notarization occurs in or affects interstate commerce, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Feb 17, 2023
Environmental Groups Federal Government Native American Tribes Business

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