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Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

R MS · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 Senate
2021–2023 Senate
2019–2021 Senate
2018–2019 Senate
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Defense

-72
Helped 768 Hurt 840 Unclear 537

Healthcare

+31
Helped 426 Hurt 395 Unclear 370

Appropriations

-17
Helped 443 Hurt 460 Unclear 17

Finance

-24
Helped 316 Hurt 340 Unclear 172

Energy

-24
Helped 255 Hurt 279 Unclear 99

Agriculture

+102
Helped 307 Hurt 205 Unclear 110

Veterans Affairs

+193
Helped 335 Hurt 142 Unclear 83

Education

+1
Helped 187 Hurt 186 Mixed 1 Unclear 130

Government Operations

-25
Helped 48 Hurt 73 Unclear 251

Trade

-23
Helped 155 Hurt 178 Unclear 37

Transportation

-18
Helped 135 Hurt 153 Unclear 78

Housing

+93
Helped 189 Hurt 96 Unclear 13

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Technology

-30
Helped 104 Hurt 134 Unclear 34

Immigration

-138
Helped 46 Hurt 184 Unclear 41

Environment

-56
Helped 59 Hurt 115 Unclear 83

Criminal Justice

+22
Helped 117 Hurt 95 Unclear 16

Labor

-11
Helped 62 Hurt 73 Unclear 53

Foreign Policy

-13
Helped 74 Hurt 87 Unclear 15

Science & Space

+28
Helped 88 Hurt 60 Unclear 11
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12583 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 (1523), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Executive Branch (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), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1)
Direct (282), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (234), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (214), 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 (180), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (157), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (156), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1477), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), NPS (11), HHS (10), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Foreign (5), Banking Regulators (4), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), DOJ (3), Executive (3), Executive Branch (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (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), Judiciary (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (150), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (148), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (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
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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

sres794-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Designating September 25, 2024, as National Ataxia Awareness Day, and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024

s4968-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve the Institutional Development Award program of the National Institutes of Health.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4533-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To expand and promote research and data collection on reproductive health conditions, to provide training opportunities for medical professionals to learn how to diagnose and treat reproductive health conditions, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 13, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres733-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Honoring the life and legacy of Patrick Gottsch.

1 clause Jun 13, 2024
Transportation

s4201-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the criteria for designation of rural emergency hospitals.

0 clauses Apr 23, 2024

s3937-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to establish a 3-year phase-in period for de novo financial institutions to comply with Federal capital standards, to provide relief for de novo rural community banks, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Mar 14, 2024
Financial Services

s3838-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to authorize assistance for emergency measures in response to pine beetle outbreaks, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 29, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

sres566-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Designating September 2024 as National Cholesterol Education Month and September 30, 2024, as LDL–C Awareness Day.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2024

s3798-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require taxpayers claiming the child and earned income tax credits, and their qualifying children, to have a valid social security number for employment purposes.

2 clauses Feb 12, 2024
Financial Services

s3780-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for additional prohibitions and enhanced penalties for providing or possessing wireless communications devices in detention facilities, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 8, 2024
Information Technology

s3713-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Federal Government from conducting, funding, approving, or otherwise supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and to prohibit the solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of a donation of such tissue.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres538-118

Primary Sponsor

Commending Blue Mountain Christian University for 150 years of service to the State of Mississippi and the United States.

0 clauses Jan 31, 2024

s3611-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the longstanding authority of States to use funds made available under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to fund life-affirming services to empower pregnant women to choose life for their babies instead of abortion, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jan 18, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Transportation

s3610-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for contributions to qualifying pregnancy centers.

3 clauses Jan 18, 2024
Individual Taxpayers Donors and Contributors

sres507-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating September 25, 2023, as National Ataxia Awareness Day, and raising awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and the search for a cure.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023

sres496-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Designating September 2023 as National Cholesterol Education Month and September 30, 2023, as LDL–C Awareness Day.

0 clauses Dec 13, 2023

sres477-118

Primary Sponsor

Commending the University of Mississippi for 175 years of service to the State of Mississippi and the United States.

0 clauses Nov 28, 2023

s3241-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the Natchez Historical Park, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions Civic and Social Organizations Education Federal Administration

sres348-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week.

0 clauses Sep 18, 2023

s2799-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 14, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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