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Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

R WI · Senate

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Defense

-69
Helped 757 Hurt 826 Unclear 503

Healthcare

+33
Helped 266 Hurt 233 Unclear 152

Finance

-68
Helped 212 Hurt 280 Unclear 81

Veterans Affairs

+186
Helped 327 Hurt 141 Unclear 80

Energy

-35
Helped 210 Hurt 245 Unclear 82

Agriculture

+107
Helped 273 Hurt 166 Unclear 95

Education

-21
Helped 129 Hurt 150 Unclear 92

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Trade

+4
Helped 125 Hurt 121 Unclear 25

Housing

+91
Helped 160 Hurt 69 Unclear 14

Transportation

-53
Helped 66 Hurt 119 Unclear 55

Government Operations

-13
Helped 59 Hurt 72 Unclear 94

Immigration

-114
Helped 29 Hurt 143 Unclear 32

Environment

-47
Helped 43 Hurt 90 Unclear 41

Technology

+11
Helped 77 Hurt 66 Unclear 24

Labor

-16
Helped 44 Hurt 60 Unclear 44

Criminal Justice

+30
Helped 79 Hurt 49 Unclear 10

Foreign Policy

+1
Helped 56 Hurt 55 Unclear 21

Foreign Affairs

+4
Helped 51 Hurt 47 Unclear 30
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

10058 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 (1285), 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), 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), Manufacturing (1), OMB (1)
Direct (224), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (211), 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 (184), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (154), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (148), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (143), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (852), 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), 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), Intelligence (2), Military (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 (144), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (110), 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
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
+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

s184-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term natural cheese.

2 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Dairy Industry Food Industry

s186-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.

14 clauses Jan 22, 2025
State Government Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Health Insurance Healthcare Services

s165-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances.

1 clause Jan 21, 2025
Environmental Services

s164-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for midnight rules, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 21, 2025
Transportation

s152-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit kindergarten through grade 12 educational expenses to be paid from a 529 account.

1 clause Jan 20, 2025
Education

s128-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SAVE Act

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Immigration Services

s121-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recover Fraudulent COVID Funds Act

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Health Care Providers

s117-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide remedies to members of the Armed Forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the COVID–19 vaccine mandate.

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s6-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Introduced

Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

2 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Health Care Providers

s83-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Thin Blue Line Act

1 clause Jan 14, 2025

s81-119

Cosponsor Reported

Guidance Clarity Act of 2025

3 clauses Jan 13, 2025
General Public Government Business

sres21-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating October 10, 2025, as American Girls in Sports Day.

1 clause Jan 13, 2025
Transportation

sres19-119

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter and commending President Jimmy Carter for his life-long career of public service, humanitarian leadership, diplomacy, and courageous advocacy.

0 clauses Jan 9, 2025

s65-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.

2 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Transportation

s9-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Introduced

To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

1 clause Jan 7, 2025
Education

s5-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

Laken Riley Act

2 clauses Jan 6, 2025
Government Administration Corrections & Detention General Public

s5639-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend the authority for the protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.

0 clauses Dec 20, 2024

s5608-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reduce the size of the Federal workforce through attrition, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 19, 2024
Health Care Providers

s5481-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To clarify that agencies of the Department of Health and Human Services do not have the authority to regulate the practice of medicine.

0 clauses Dec 11, 2024

sres925-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.

0 clauses Dec 10, 2024

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