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Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

D HI · Senate

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Defense

-74
Helped 804 Hurt 878 Mixed 3 Unclear 658

Healthcare

+115
Helped 435 Hurt 320 Unclear 1047

Education

-29
Helped 385 Hurt 414 Unclear 410

Government Operations

-72
Helped 83 Hurt 155 Unclear 955

Finance

-17
Helped 449 Hurt 466 Unclear 258

Veterans Affairs

+198
Helped 419 Hurt 221 Unclear 111

Agriculture

+93
Helped 302 Hurt 209 Unclear 127

Energy

-70
Helped 222 Hurt 292 Unclear 106

Criminal Justice

-5
Helped 235 Hurt 240 Unclear 44

Labor

+80
Helped 206 Hurt 126 Unclear 182

Environment

-18
Helped 134 Hurt 152 Unclear 202

Transportation

-65
Helped 99 Hurt 164 Unclear 217

Housing

+146
Helped 283 Hurt 137 Unclear 17

Trade

-44
Helped 173 Hurt 217 Unclear 43

Immigration

-130
Helped 84 Hurt 214 Unclear 130

Technology

-17
Helped 160 Hurt 177 Unclear 87

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

-12
Helped 96 Hurt 108 Unclear 44

Civil Rights

+113
Helped 158 Hurt 45 Unclear 41
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15974 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 (1544), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (95), Child Welfare (40), Judiciary (39), DoD (33), Legislative (25), VA (19), Executive (17), USDA (16), State (14), Treasury (14), Justice (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Federal (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), State/Local (4), DHS (3), Immigration (3), Intelligence (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), USPTO (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1)
Direct (538), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Homeless (6), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Disabled (3), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Formerly Incarcerated (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Minorities (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Elderly (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (369), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (226), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Mental Health (3), Tribal (3), Birth Services (1), Hospitals (1)
Direct (218), 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 (168), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (171), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1835), Veterans Affairs (78), Judiciary (74), Defense (70), EPA (22), State (17), Child Welfare (15), Federal (15), HHS (12), State/Local (12), Education (11), NPS (11), VA (11), Homeland Security (10), Immigration (10), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Justice Administration (7), Intelligence (6), Justice (6), Border Security (5), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), GAO (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), SBA (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Treasury (2), USPTO (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Health And Human Services (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (174), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (153), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Justice Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2)
Direct (161), 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), Mental Health (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.

Analysis coverage
100.0% of votes
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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
-373
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+36
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-50
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-13
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
+57
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-12
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+45
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-96
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-23
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- -1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s1581-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 11, 2023
Environmental Groups Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Education Federal Government

s1568-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.

13 clauses May 11, 2023
Food Service Contractors Elementary and Secondary Schools Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support Individual and Family Services

s1546-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 10, 2023
Energy Production Education Agriculture Federal Government

s1527-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

5 clauses May 10, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Education National Security

s1531-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.

26 clauses May 10, 2023
Local Government Forestry and Logging Trucking Amusement and Recreation

s1488-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 9, 2023
Education Federal Government Consumers

s1353-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness.

2 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Financial Services Business Education Native American Tribes

s1383-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.

2 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Transportation Environmental Groups Energy Production Education

s1376-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

3 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Education Veterans Federal Government

s1354-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families.

28 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Education Regulated Industries Federal Government Native American Tribes

s1297-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Education Federal Government Business

s1317-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence.

3 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Education Federal Government

s1318-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide enhanced protections for election workers.

8 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Federal Government Lobbying

sres173-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.

1 clause Apr 25, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Education Agriculture Federal Government

s1231-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit disinformation in the advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 20, 2023
Transportation Healthcare Consumers Education Scientific Research

s1202-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

3 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Education Federal Government Consumers Homeowners

s1170-118

Cosponsor Reported

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

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

sres144-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Education Agriculture

s1084-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Law Enforcement Legal Services Higher Education General Public

s1156-118

Cosponsor Reported

To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Civic Organizations Education Federal Government Small Business Services

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