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Lindsey Graham

Lindsey Graham

R SC · Senate

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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

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)
Direct (309), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
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)
Direct (213), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (177), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (152), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (157), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (119), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

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)
Direct (211), 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

s1907-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.

1 clause Jun 8, 2023
Transportation

sres216-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, as National Police Week.

1 clause May 17, 2023

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

sres179-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Condemning the wrongful detainment of United States citizens and residents by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Apr 27, 2023

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

sres139-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Recognizing the critical role that PEPFAR has played in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Disaster Relief And Emergency Management

s1048-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To designate Mexican cartels and other transnational criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations and recognizing the threats those organizations pose to the people of the United States as terrorism, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 29, 2023
National Security Oil & Gas Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1013-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina.

2 clauses Mar 28, 2023
Consumers Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Federal Government Regulated Industries

s893-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to raise the retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 21, 2023
Airlines Homeowners Foreign Businesses Federal Government

s840-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect the rights of the people of the United States under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

2 clauses Mar 16, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Regulated Industries Business

s425-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to protect alien minors and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to end abuse of the asylum system and establish refugee application and processing centers outside the United States, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Feb 14, 2023
National Security Consumers Immigrant Communities Federal Government

s377-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other person, from requiring repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping duties and countervailing duties paid under section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
National Security Homeowners Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups

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