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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

sres851-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating November 2, 2024, as National Bison Day.

1 clause Sep 24, 2024
Federal Administration

s4996-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend Public Law 89–108 to modify the authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Sep 9, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

s4551-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to modify the BARD Fund, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 13, 2024
Federal Administration Education Transportation

s4129-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To contribute funds and artifacts to the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, North Dakota.

12 clauses Apr 16, 2024
Federal Land Management Tourism and Hospitality Federal Government Nonprofit Organizations

s4081-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to provide premium support for certain plans of insurance, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 9, 2024
Environmental Services

s3513-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Air Force to establish a permanent program to provide tuition assistance to members of the Air National Guard.

2 clauses Dec 13, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres426-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating November 4, 2023, as National Bison Day.

1 clause Oct 24, 2023
Federal Administration

sres402-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating October 26, 2023, as the Day of the Deployed.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Defense Contractors

s2890-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify limitations on amounts of farm ownership loans and operating loans, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Sep 21, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Environmental Services

s2854-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the city of Fargo, North Dakota, for the conveyance of certain land of the Department of Veterans Affairs at Fargo National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Sep 19, 2023
Veterans Federal Government - Veterans Affairs Local Government

s2097-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 21, 2023

s1849-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow payments under the Medicare program for certain items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 7, 2023
Health Care Providers

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
Consumers Airlines Federal Government Scientific Research

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

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

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
Environmental Services Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s988-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for coordination by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of the process for reviewing certain natural gas projects under the jurisdiction of the Commission, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 27, 2023
Native American Tribes Natural Gas Environmental Groups Federal Government

s989-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity.

1 clause Mar 27, 2023
Electric Utilities Natural Gas Oil & Gas Federal Government

s535-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 27, 2023
State Government Federal Government Oil & Gas Extraction Federal Administration

s258-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 2, 2023

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