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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

s512-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s497-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude a basic allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

0 clauses Feb 16, 2023

s514-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Constance Baker Motley, in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.

3 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Education Regulated Industries Federal Government

s494-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a background check for every firearm sale.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Financial Services Foreign Businesses Federal Government Homeowners

s525-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that a child can sit next to a family member on a flight at no additional cost.

2 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Transportation Homeowners Federal Government Consumers

s486-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Federal Government Nonprofit Advocacy General Public Foreign Actors

s467-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies.

3 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Federal Government - DOD Education Maritime Education

s526-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To strengthen the use of patient-experience data within the benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs.

0 clauses Feb 16, 2023

s499-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Scientific Research Federal Government - Justice Victims State Government - Public Safety

sres66-118

Cosponsor

Condemning the use by the People’s Republic of China of a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the territory of the United States as a brazen violation of United States sovereignty.

0 clauses Feb 15, 2023

s441-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish American opportunity accounts, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Feb 15, 2023
Federal Government - SSA General Public - Low Income Federal Government General Public

sres69-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of February 18 through February 25, 2023, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world and in celebration of the 95th anniversary of the National FFA Organization.

1 clause Feb 15, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers

sres68-118

Primary Sponsor

Designating the week of February 11 through February 18, 2023, as National Entrepreneurship Week to recognize the importance and contributions of entrepreneurs and startups to the economic prosperity of the United States and the well-being of every community across the United States.

1 clause Feb 15, 2023
Foreign Businesses Education Consumers

s443-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To treat certain liquidations of new motor vehicle inventory as qualified liquidations of LIFO inventory for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

1 clause Feb 15, 2023
Lobbying Transportation Consumers Federal Government

s448-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To codify the existing Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 15, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Federal Government Native American Tribes

sres61-118

Cosponsor

Designating March 3, 2023, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.

1 clause Feb 14, 2023
Business Education

sres63-118

Cosponsor

Celebrating Black History Month.

1 clause Feb 14, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s412-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Transportation Education General Public Internet Service Providers

sres57-118

Primary Sponsor

Honoring the life of David Ferdinand Durenberger, former Senator for the State of Minnesota.

0 clauses Feb 13, 2023

s394-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote digital citizenship and media literacy.

5 clauses Feb 13, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Agriculture Federal Government

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Policy Mechanisms Used

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