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John Hoeven

John Hoeven

R ND · Senate

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Defense

-63
Helped 776 Hurt 839 Unclear 571

Healthcare

+84
Helped 360 Hurt 276 Unclear 206

Energy

-29
Helped 335 Hurt 364 Unclear 117

Agriculture

+45
Helped 330 Hurt 285 Unclear 104

Finance

-51
Helped 267 Hurt 318 Mixed 1 Unclear 111

Veterans Affairs

+196
Helped 344 Hurt 148 Unclear 84

Appropriations

+99
Helped 261 Hurt 162 Unclear 17

Education

-4
Helped 137 Hurt 141 Unclear 101

Environment

-32
Helped 97 Hurt 129 Unclear 86

Trade

+7
Helped 137 Hurt 130 Unclear 37

Government Operations

-9
Helped 42 Hurt 51 Unclear 209

Transportation

-41
Helped 94 Hurt 135 Unclear 69

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+102
Helped 178 Hurt 76 Unclear 13

Immigration

-114
Helped 29 Hurt 143 Unclear 44

Criminal Justice

+30
Helped 116 Hurt 86 Unclear 13

Technology

+13
Helped 98 Hurt 85 Unclear 26

Foreign Policy

-12
Helped 81 Hurt 93 Mixed 1 Unclear 29

Labor

-17
Helped 44 Hurt 61 Unclear 54

Foreign Affairs

-5
Helped 52 Hurt 57 Unclear 30
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

11438 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 (1381), Veterans Affairs (116), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (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), State Department (1)
Direct (232), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (213), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (219), 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 (176), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (156), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (148), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1106), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), USDA (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (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), 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), Waste Management (1)
Direct (145), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (118), 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
+541
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

s1569-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

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

s1554-118

Cosponsor Introduced

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

14 clauses May 11, 2023
Civic & Social Organizations Government

sres208-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of November 12, 2023, as National Warrior Call Day and recognizing the importance of connecting warriors in the United States to support structures necessary to transition from the battlefield, especially peer-to-peer connection.

2 clauses May 11, 2023
Transportation Veterans Foreign Businesses

s1583-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress classified dissent cables relating to the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.

0 clauses May 11, 2023

sres201-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Nurses Week, to be observed from May 6 through May 12, 2023.

1 clause May 9, 2023
Foreign Businesses Healthcare Consumers Consumers

s1456-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for certain energy development, permitting reforms, and for other purposes.

26 clauses May 4, 2023
Oil & Gas Extraction Civic Organizations Mining Federal Government

s1415-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Rural Export Center, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 3, 2023
Foreign Businesses Scientific Research Agriculture Federal Government

s1435-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

0 clauses May 3, 2023

sres194-118

Cosponsor

Designating May 5, 2023, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.

1 clause May 3, 2023
Regulated Industries

s1388-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into contracts to demonstrate or validate technology related to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 1, 2023
Scientific Research Consumers Federal Government Airlines

s1328-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.

1 clause Apr 27, 2023
Business Immigrant Communities Native American Tribes

sres175-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing the importance of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of Korea on October 1, 1953.

1 clause Apr 26, 2023
Foreign Businesses Energy Production Consumers Federal Government

s1308-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to extend the deadline for the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations implementing title IV of that Act, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Education

sres161-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 22 through April 30, 2023, as National Park Week.

1 clause Apr 18, 2023
Regulated Industries

s1185-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 18, 2023
Agriculture Environmental Groups Water Infrastructure Federal Government

s1068-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure that State and local law enforcement officers are permitted to cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States.

3 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Environmental Groups Immigrant Communities Federal Government National Security

s1088-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.

28 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Immigration Services Education

s1108-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Regulated Industries Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

s1078-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require reforms to programs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Agriculture Environmental Groups Federal Government Foreign Affairs

s1089-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To maintain the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters relating to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 30, 2023

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