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William R. Keating

William R. Keating

D MA-9 · House

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Defense

-167
Helped 792 Hurt 959 Unclear 611

Healthcare

+328
Helped 937 Hurt 609 Mixed 39 Unclear 606

Finance

+132
Helped 873 Hurt 741 Mixed 4 Unclear 327

Education

+17
Helped 453 Hurt 436 Unclear 215

Energy

-192
Helped 299 Hurt 491 Mixed 3 Unclear 240

Transportation

+65
Helped 453 Hurt 388 Unclear 99

Veterans Affairs

+251
Helped 405 Hurt 154 Unclear 96

Aviation

-418
Helped 63 Hurt 481 Unclear 88

Agriculture

+142
Helped 315 Hurt 173 Unclear 113

Foreign Affairs

-244
Helped 111 Hurt 355 Unclear 60

Criminal Justice

-7
Helped 224 Hurt 231 Mixed 4 Unclear 47

Government Operations

-14
Helped 43 Hurt 57 Unclear 353

Labor

+46
Helped 180 Hurt 134 Unclear 133

Immigration

-169
Helped 99 Hurt 268 Mixed 4 Unclear 61

Housing

+71
Helped 235 Hurt 164 Unclear 28

Trade

+50
Helped 213 Hurt 163 Mixed 2 Unclear 39

Foreign Policy

+1
Helped 187 Hurt 186 Unclear 41

Technology

+109
Helped 233 Hurt 124 Unclear 36

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Environment

-91
Helped 78 Hurt 169 Unclear 93
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

21306 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 (1626), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (91), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (20), VA (19), State (17), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Science Agencies (1)
Direct (579), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Youth (2)
Direct (534), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Dialysis Patients (2)
Direct (406), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (369), 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 (216), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3194), Veterans Affairs (69), Defense (63), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), State (2), Coast Guard (1), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Executive Branch (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (415), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (233), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (205), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (227), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (183), Defense (154), DoD (33), EPA (31), VA (23) +70 more
-480
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-203
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- - -139
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- -112
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
-2
Cryptocurrency - - -71
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
-6
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-101
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- -98
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-2
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+23
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-127
Law Enforcement -44
Transportation (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research Vessels (1)
-2

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr10368-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To codify in statute certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.

3 clauses Dec 11, 2024
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Agriculture Multi-Industry Multi-Industry (Russia)

hr9123-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To encourage increased trade and investment between the United States and the countries in the Western Balkans, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Jul 24, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

hr8845-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To support democracy and the rule of law in Georgia, and for other purposes.

16 clauses Jun 26, 2024
International Organizations Individuals Civic & Social Organizations Foreign Governments

hr8824-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to strengthen United States-European nuclear energy cooperation and combat Russian malign influence in the nuclear energy sector in Europe.

5 clauses Jun 25, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

hres1063-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the United States full and unwavering commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in its 75th anniversary year and its goals of achieving collective security through transatlantic partnerships.

1 clause Mar 6, 2024

hr7353-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide temporary war risk insurance for certain commercial vessels operating importing goods to, or exporting goods from, Ukraine.

3 clauses Feb 14, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services Defense Contractors

hres872-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the need for transatlantic cooperation to combat antisemitism in Europe.

1 clause Nov 15, 2023
Education

hres749-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Supporting 30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the independent Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, highlighting their assistance to Ukraine, and supporting continued democratic resiliency.

1 clause Sep 29, 2023
Defense Contractors

hr3911-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for adjustment of status of nationals of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 7, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services

hres441-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Condemning the authoritarian repression of the Belarusian democracy movement by the Lukashenka regime and calling for the release of all political prisoners as well as free and fair elections.

1 clause May 24, 2023
Education

hres304-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Commending the International Criminal Court’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Maria Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, for two war crimes related to the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

1 clause Apr 18, 2023
Energy Production Education Healthcare Consumers Environmental Groups

hr2560-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Apr 10, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Trade

hres274-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Calling on major United States companies still operating in the Russian Federation to reconsider their continued presence given Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

1 clause Apr 3, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Business

hr1809-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the development of strategies and options to prevent the export to Iran of certain technologies related to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 27, 2023
Airlines Scientific Research Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups

hr1680-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for security in the Black Sea region, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 21, 2023
National Security Water Infrastructure Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr1299-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the group of heroic participants in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising who led an armed resistance against Nazi occupiers and fought to preserve and protect the Jewish culture.

3 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Native American Tribes Homeowners Foreign Businesses Education

hr1132-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require publicly available information relating to sanctions to be both user-friendly and consolidated on a publicly accessible website, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 21, 2023
Consumers Homeowners Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups

hres146-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing strong support for the people of Moldova and for the Moldovan Government in their demonstrated commitment to advancing democracy, strengthening civil society, and European integration in the face of Russia’s illegal and full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

1 clause Feb 21, 2023
National Security Energy Production Immigrant Communities Federal Government

hres81-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Calling on the President to support the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Consumers Immigrant Communities Federal Government Law Enforcement

hres41-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Underscoring continued support for the people of Ukraine in their fight against Russia’s aggression, reiterating support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders and its territorial waters, and calling for justice for all atrocity crimes committed by members of Russia’s forces in Ukraine.

0 clauses Jan 17, 2023

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