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Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

D MN · Senate

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Defense

-61
Helped 827 Hurt 888 Unclear 656

Healthcare

+204
Helped 651 Hurt 447 Unclear 913

Finance

-44
Helped 427 Hurt 471 Mixed 1 Unclear 253

Government Operations

-65
Helped 100 Hurt 165 Unclear 885

Education

-36
Helped 288 Hurt 324 Unclear 419

Transportation

+36
Helped 309 Hurt 273 Unclear 300

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

Labor

+87
Helped 254 Hurt 167 Unclear 216

Veterans Affairs

+197
Helped 370 Hurt 173 Unclear 90

Technology

-91
Helped 207 Hurt 298 Unclear 124

Environment

-38
Helped 151 Hurt 189 Unclear 220

Trade

-24
Helped 202 Hurt 226 Unclear 44

Housing

+103
Helped 231 Hurt 128 Unclear 18

Science & Space

+42
Helped 191 Hurt 149 Unclear 19

Immigration

-135
Helped 58 Hurt 193 Unclear 106

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

-26
Helped 126 Hurt 152 Mixed 1 Unclear 33
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18236 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 (1630), 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 (575), 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 (279), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Mental Health (2), Allied Health (1), Hospitals (1), Physicians (1)
Direct (280), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (271), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
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 (2482), 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 (186), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (185), SBA Lending (1), Transgender Individuals (1)
Direct (165), 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 (144), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Healthcare Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2)
Direct (148), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (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
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
-373
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)
+45
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)
+7
Transportation +13
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

s3404-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require certain protections for student loan borrowers, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Dec 5, 2023
Colleges and Universities Credit Intermediation Federal Government General Public

s3380-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Nov 30, 2023
Federal Administration Education Defense Contractors

s3379-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.

3 clauses Nov 30, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s3360-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the full-service community school program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 29, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3312-118

Cosponsor Reported

To provide a framework for artificial intelligence innovation and accountability, and for other purposes.

32 clauses Nov 15, 2023
Technology Companies Internet Services Federal Government General Public

s3105-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

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

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

s2901-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Sep 21, 2023
Health Care Providers 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

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

s2841-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve voter access to the ballot box through automatic voter registration, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Sep 19, 2023
Immigration Services Transportation Education Civil Rights Advocacy

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

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