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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

s1979-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination.

3 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Government - Judiciary Labor Legal Services All Industries

s1768-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to the Taliban, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 31, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s1554-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.

14 clauses May 11, 2023
Government Civic & Social Organizations

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

s1530-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To permit COPS grants to be used for the purpose of increasing the compensation and hiring of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

5 clauses May 10, 2023
State and Local Government Public Safety Federal Government General Public

s1532-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To suspend the entry of covered aliens in response to the fentanyl public health crisis.

2 clauses May 10, 2023
National Security Immigrant Communities Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1449-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the environmental review process, and for other purposes.

21 clauses May 4, 2023
Agriculture Natural Gas Water Infrastructure Federal Government

s1457-118

Cosponsor Reported

To authorize negotiation and conclusion and to provide for congressional consideration of a tax agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO).

13 clauses May 4, 2023
General Business Foreign Governments Federal Administration Foreign Affairs

s1433-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To exempt certain aviation entities from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for the release of certain perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 3, 2023
Native American Tribes Airlines Education Environmental Groups

s1430-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To exempt certain entities from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 3, 2023
Native American Tribes Water Infrastructure Education Environmental Groups

s1429-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To exempt certain entities from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 3, 2023
Native American Tribes Water Infrastructure Education Environmental Groups

s1432-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To exempt certain entities from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 for the release of certain perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 3, 2023
Native American Tribes Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Education Environmental Groups

s1427-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To exempt certain entities from liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to releases of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 3, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Education Environmental Groups

s1409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the safety of children on the internet.

28 clauses May 2, 2023
Consumers Scientific Research Homeowners Federal Government

s1364-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Apr 27, 2023
National Security Telecommunications Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1381-118

Cosponsor Reported

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Apr 27, 2023
State and Local Government Cross-Industry General Public Nonprofits and Advocacy

s1306-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program.

1 clause Apr 26, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s1271-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, and for other purposes.

65 clauses Apr 25, 2023
National Security Immigrant Communities Foreign Businesses Federal Government

s1207-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To establish a National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Information Technology Internet Services & Social Media General Public Federal Government

s1170-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize and update the Project Safe Childhood program, and for other purposes.

18 clauses Apr 17, 2023
State Government Federal Government - Justice Defense Contractors Transportation
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