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Deb Fischer

Deb Fischer

R NE · Senate

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Defense

-45
Helped 793 Hurt 838 Unclear 559

Healthcare

+95
Helped 392 Hurt 297 Unclear 274

Finance

-69
Helped 239 Hurt 308 Unclear 113

Agriculture

+110
Helped 308 Hurt 198 Unclear 102

Energy

-39
Helped 225 Hurt 264 Unclear 118

Veterans Affairs

+182
Helped 336 Hurt 154 Unclear 84

Education

-11
Helped 141 Hurt 152 Unclear 104

Transportation

-41
Helped 129 Hurt 170 Unclear 72

Government Operations

-13
Helped 44 Hurt 57 Unclear 253

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Trade

+4
Helped 141 Hurt 137 Unclear 28

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+86
Helped 164 Hurt 78 Unclear 13

Technology

-3
Helped 102 Hurt 105 Unclear 29

Environment

-46
Helped 55 Hurt 101 Unclear 78

Immigration

-114
Helped 29 Hurt 143 Unclear 40

Criminal Justice

+49
Helped 111 Hurt 62 Unclear 16

Foreign Policy

-1
Helped 74 Hurt 75 Unclear 23

Labor

-15
Helped 44 Hurt 59 Unclear 52

Foreign Affairs

-5
Helped 53 Hurt 58 Unclear 30
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

11039 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 (1317), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (13), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), Justice (9), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), HUD (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1)
Direct (237), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Parents (3), Children (2), Foreign (2), Families (1)
Direct (238), 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 (221), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (164), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (156), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (148), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (995), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), NPS (11), HHS (10), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Justice (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), HUD (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Regulatory (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (145), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (123), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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
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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

s4134-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Stop Insider Trading Act

4 clauses Mar 18, 2026
Federal Administration Financial Services

s3940-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act

4 clauses Feb 26, 2026
Federal Administration Financial Services Environmental Services

s2680-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish sentencing enhancements for offenses relating to bank, mortgage, credit, and tax fraud committed by elected public officials, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Aug 2, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Environmental Services

s2562-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote fair and equal treatment by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration with respect to certain firearms industry applicants for assistance, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 31, 2025
Financial Services

s2461-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025

7 clauses Jul 24, 2025
Small Business Labor Financial Services Government

s2362-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To oppose the provision of assistance to the People's Republic of China by the multilateral development banks.

1 clause Jul 21, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services

s1970-119

Cosponsor In Committee

MACV–SOG Congressional Gold Medal Act

3 clauses Jun 5, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Transportation Defense Contractors

s1639-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities.

4 clauses May 7, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Energy Production

s1532-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

1 clause Apr 30, 2025
Financial Services

s401-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Government - FDIC Government - Federal Reserve Payment Processing Banking

s179-119

Cosponsor In Committee

FARM Act

2 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Defense Contractors

s94-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

3 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Transportation

s3933-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 12, 2024
Federal Administration Financial Services

s3049-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To freeze $6,000,000,000 of Iranian funds held in Qatar, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Oct 17, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Environmental Services Defense Contractors

s2824-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To secure the borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

66 clauses Sep 14, 2023
Health Care Providers Defense Contractors Federal Administration Transportation

s2636-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to improve that Act, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Education Environmental Services Federal Administration Financial Services

s2607-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the establishment of a process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Immigration Services Environmental Services

s1829-118

Cosponsor Reported

To impose sanctions with respect to persons engaged in the import of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of Iran, and for other purposes.

29 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Health Care Providers Federal Government Environmental Services Federal Administration

s1569-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

8 clauses May 11, 2023
Native American Tribes Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s428-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 15, 2023
Foreign Businesses Financial Services Federal Government Business
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