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Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

D MN · Senate

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Defense

-62
Helped 827 Hurt 889 Unclear 655

Healthcare

+239
Helped 689 Hurt 450 Unclear 898

Government Operations

-103
Helped 108 Hurt 211 Unclear 864

Finance

-39
Helped 432 Hurt 471 Mixed 1 Unclear 250

Education

-21
Helped 307 Hurt 328 Unclear 419

Transportation

+36
Helped 309 Hurt 273 Unclear 294

Weather

-344
Helped 258 Hurt 602

Energy

+143
Helped 424 Hurt 281 Unclear 144

Criminal Justice

+257
Helped 488 Hurt 231 Unclear 43

Agriculture

+189
Helped 410 Hurt 221 Unclear 128

Technology

-87
Helped 216 Hurt 303 Unclear 124

Veterans Affairs

+198
Helped 373 Hurt 175 Unclear 90

Labor

+87
Helped 254 Hurt 167 Unclear 216

Environment

-40
Helped 155 Hurt 195 Unclear 219

Trade

-23
Helped 203 Hurt 226 Unclear 45

Housing

+102
Helped 230 Hurt 128 Unclear 18

Immigration

-135
Helped 58 Hurt 193 Unclear 106

Science & Space

+40
Helped 189 Hurt 149 Unclear 19

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

-28
Helped 127 Hurt 155 Mixed 1 Unclear 33
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18486 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 (1642), Veterans Affairs (115), Defense (95), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), Legislative (21), VA (19), Executive (17), USDA (16), Justice (15), State (14), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Transportation (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Federal (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Immigration (3), Local (3), State/Local (3), Cemeteries (2), DOD (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), NOAA (1), State Department (1)
Direct (578), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (295), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Mental Health (2), Allied Health (1), Hospitals (1), Physicians (1)
Direct (282), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (280), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (229), 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)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2491), Defense (75), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (35), EPA (22), Federal (17), State (16), Child Welfare (15), State/Local (12), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Immigration (9), HHS (8), Justice (8), Transportation (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (7), Executive (5), Foreign (5), USDA (5), Border Security (4), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), General (3), Independent Agencies (3), Intelligence (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SBA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), CMS (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Healthcare Administration (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Labor (1), Land Management (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), SSA (1), Scientific Research (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (188), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (185), SBA Lending (1), Transgender Individuals (1)
Direct (166), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (150), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Mental Health (1)
Direct (150), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)
Direct (145), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Healthcare Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (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
-367
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+40
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)
-8
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+46
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)
+4
Transportation +14
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

s3086-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes.

24 clauses Oct 19, 2023
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

s3063-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to address forestry workforce development needs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 17, 2023
Federal Administration Education

sres399-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of October 1 through October 7, 2023, as National 4–H Week.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Education

sres378-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the recognition of the week of September 25 through October 1, 2023, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.

1 clause Sep 28, 2023
Education

s2938-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include child development and early learning as community services under the Federal work-study program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 27, 2023
Education

s2902-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 21, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s2851-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect employees, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Sep 19, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Energy Production Education

s2849-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide formula grants to States to improve higher education opportunities for foster youth and homeless youth, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 19, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s2829-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

1 clause Sep 18, 2023
Education

s2808-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide Federal-local community partnership construction funding to local educational agencies eligible to receive payments under the Impact Aid program.

7 clauses Sep 14, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s2769-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Sep 12, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Energy Production Education

s2731-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

2 clauses Sep 6, 2023
Education

s2608-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.

25 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

s2581-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

12 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Nonprofit Organizations Forestry Public Education Federal Government

s2627-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Labor Education

s2589-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Research Facilities Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s2515-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

s2217-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

2 clauses Jul 10, 2023
Education

s2145-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

sres286-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students and designating June 2023 as African-American Music Appreciation Month.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Education

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