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Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

R SC · Senate

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72
Sponsored
337
Cosponsored
658
Votes
Vote Date:
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Defense

-82
Helped 851 Hurt 933 Unclear 656

Healthcare

+85
Helped 374 Hurt 289 Unclear 202

Finance

-42
Helped 315 Hurt 357 Unclear 139

Energy

-85
Helped 253 Hurt 338 Unclear 131

Veterans Affairs

+184
Helped 336 Hurt 152 Unclear 86

Agriculture

+106
Helped 284 Hurt 178 Mixed 1 Unclear 94

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Education

-19
Helped 170 Hurt 189 Unclear 121

Transportation

-220
Helped 83 Hurt 303 Unclear 83

Foreign Policy

-57
Helped 159 Hurt 216 Unclear 46

Trade

-50
Helped 160 Hurt 210 Unclear 32

Government Operations

-33
Helped 46 Hurt 79 Unclear 237

Environment

-21
Helped 120 Hurt 141 Unclear 92

Criminal Justice

+50
Helped 187 Hurt 137 Unclear 28

Technology

-19
Helped 139 Hurt 158 Unclear 46

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+82
Helped 169 Hurt 87 Unclear 14

Immigration

-106
Helped 50 Hurt 156 Unclear 45

Foreign Affairs

-23
Helped 74 Hurt 97 Unclear 32
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13113 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

Government 2002 P·20 C·290 Y·1696 N·1356 w:19.1
Direct (1550), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (15), Congress (12), Justice (12), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Judiciary (7), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), Foreign Affairs (5), State/Local (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Ukraine (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (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), National Security (1)
General Public 451 P·13 C·77 Y·363 N·347 w:10.7
Direct (309), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Defense 298 C·74 Y·224 N·108 w:1.6
Direct (285), 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)
Healthcare 234 C·35 Y·198 N·189 w:1.8
Direct (213), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Military 226 C·2 Y·224 N·109 w:0.2
Direct (225), Families (1)
Education 183 C·43 Y·143 N·121 w:5.6
Direct (177), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Financial Services 166 C·83 Y·82 N·73 w:3.3
Direct (157), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)
Agriculture 160 P·3 C·2 Y·155 N·151 w:1.5
Direct (152), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Construction 160 C·3 Y·157 N·131 w:0.6
Direct (157), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Manufacturing 121 P·1 C·41 Y·79 N·59 w:2.8
Direct (119), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 1713 P·103 C·587 Y·1028 N·767 w:43.6
Direct (1423), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal (4), Judiciary (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), GAO (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), State/Local (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Oversight (1), Russia (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Transportation 262 P·1 C·187 Y·74 N·44 w:2.3
Defense 215 C·67 Y·148 N·54 w:1.2
Direct (211), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
General Public 171 P·1 C·40 Y·130 N·119 w:5.6
Direct (150), Veterans (20), Taxpayers (1)
Military 143 C·8 Y·135 N·53 w:0.5
Direct (142), Space Force (1)
Financial Services 135 P·19 C·62 Y·54 N·50 w:8.7
Direct (134), Transgender Individuals (1)
Healthcare 134 C·24 Y·110 N·98 w:1.8
Direct (123), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Immigration 129 P·2 Y·127 N·127 w:0.9
Education 114 C·26 Y·89 N·85 w:3.8
Taxpayers 102 C·17 Y·85 N·85 w:1.4

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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

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor
All Industries Defense Education Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Manufacturing Military Taxpayers Transportation
Clear

s145-119

Cosponsor

To require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization.

1 clause
Water Transportation Foreign Militant Organizations Defense Manufacturing International Trade

s4533-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Coast Guard Personnel Equipment Act

1 clause May 14, 2026
National Security Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government

s4430-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

White House Safety and Security Act of 2026

1 clause Apr 29, 2026
Defense Contractors

s4065-119

Cosponsor In Committee

STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026

18 clauses Mar 11, 2026
Health Care Providers Defense Contractors Federal Administration Financial Services

s3805-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026

2 clauses Feb 9, 2026
Defense Contractors

s3740-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Save the Kurds Act

16 clauses Jan 29, 2026
Health Care Providers Federal Administration Foreign Affairs Financial Services

s3752-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SAVE America Act

2 clauses Jan 29, 2026
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

sres482-119

Cosponsor

Recognizing the week of November 3 through November 7, 2025, as National Veterans Small Business Week.

1 clause Nov 4, 2025
Veterans Affairs

sres421-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Urging the executive branch and leaders of the G7 and the European Union to seize sovereign assets of the Russian Federation under the jurisdiction of members of the G7 and disburse such assets to Ukraine in tranches of not less than $10,000,000,000 United States dollars per month until expended.

1 clause Sep 29, 2025
Federal Government Agencies Foreign Governments Foreign Government - Ukraine Defense Aerospace

s2904-119

Cosponsor Reported

SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act of 2026

70 clauses Sep 18, 2025
Foreign Government Foreign Aid Defense Insurance

s2805-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism Act

3 clauses Sep 15, 2025
Federal Administration Environmental Services Defense Contractors

s2678-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the Global Fragility Act of 2019, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Aug 1, 2025
Defense Government International Development

sres307-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the recent United States and Israeli military strikes on Iran.

1 clause Jun 26, 2025
Defense Contractors

s1979-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Rare Earth Magnet Security Act of 2025

2 clauses Jun 5, 2025
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s1884-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025

4 clauses May 22, 2025
General Public Museums/Galleries Art Market Foreign Governments

s1032-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Major Richard Star Act

1 clause Mar 13, 2025
Defense Contractors

s1027-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Military Spouse Hiring Act

1 clause Mar 13, 2025
Defense Contractors

s1000-119

Cosponsor Reported

To establish an Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs.

5 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Foreign Affairs Indigenous Affairs Intelligence Defense

sres101-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Affirming the threats to world stability from a nuclear weapons-capable Islamic Republic of Iran.

1 clause Feb 27, 2025

s688-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025

28 clauses Feb 24, 2025
Foreign Government Border Enforcement Nonprofits Federal Administration
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