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Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

D VA · Senate

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Defense

-44
Helped 917 Hurt 961 Unclear 668

Healthcare

+161
Helped 588 Hurt 427 Unclear 675

Finance

+36
Helped 460 Hurt 424 Mixed 5 Unclear 191

Education

-40
Helped 312 Hurt 352 Unclear 325

Government Operations

-78
Helped 79 Hurt 157 Unclear 731

Energy

-110
Helped 253 Hurt 363 Unclear 121

Agriculture

+127
Helped 336 Hurt 209 Unclear 111

Transportation

-234
Helped 109 Hurt 343 Unclear 184

Foreign Policy

-63
Helped 231 Hurt 294 Mixed 1 Unclear 78

Veterans Affairs

+183
Helped 348 Hurt 165 Unclear 86

Environment

-4
Helped 182 Hurt 186 Unclear 194

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Labor

+43
Helped 178 Hurt 135 Unclear 177

Technology

+36
Helped 224 Hurt 188 Unclear 53

Foreign Affairs

-32
Helped 174 Hurt 206 Unclear 69

Trade

+15
Helped 180 Hurt 165 Unclear 37

Housing

+98
Helped 222 Hurt 124 Unclear 15

Criminal Justice

+3
Helped 170 Hurt 167 Unclear 23

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

16341 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 (1722), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), USDA (18), Executive (16), Congress (14), Legislative (14), State (14), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Transportation (8), Education (7), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), State/Local (4), DHS (3), Legislative Branch (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Federal (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), State Department (2), DOI (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1)
Direct (480), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (312), 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 (258), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (281), Child Care (3), HBCUs (1), HSIs (1), Immigrant Students (1), MSIs (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1), Tribal/Native (1)
Direct (179), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (153), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Education (1), Elections (1)
Direct (156), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1976), Defense (76), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), State (17), Federal (12), HHS (12), State/Local (12), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (10), Transportation (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (6), DOI (5), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Foreign Affairs (4), Intelligence (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), General (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), USDA (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Office (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Law Enforcement (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (231), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (165), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (157), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Education (2), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2)
Direct (129), 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
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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
+141
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+230
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-14
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-1
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
+97
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+2
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+84
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
+12
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+12
Transportation +10
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-13
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- +9
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-20

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres459-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.

1 clause Nov 9, 2023
Civil Rights Advocacy

sres458-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Denouncing efforts by the People’s Republic of China to exert malign influence in Latin America.

1 clause Nov 9, 2023
Defense Contractors

s3261-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 8, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s3232-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the standards for accreditation of an institution of higher education to assess the institution's adoption of admissions practices that refrain from preferential treatment in admissions based on an applicant's relationship to alumni of, or donors to, the institution, to authorize a feasibility study on data collection, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

s3208-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.

9 clauses Nov 2, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Environmental Services

s3226-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Labor to establish an offshore wind career training grant program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3193-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Nov 1, 2023

sres442-118

Cosponsor

Designating October 2023 as National Country Music Month.

1 clause Oct 31, 2023
Federal Administration

sres435-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing the week of October 30 through November 4, 2023, as National Veterans Small Business Week.

1 clause Oct 26, 2023
Defense Contractors

s3149-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To encourage the growth of research partnerships between historically Black colleges and universities and Federal agencies to advance development in sub-Saharan Africa.

7 clauses Oct 26, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

sres439-118

Cosponsor

Supporting afterschool programs and Lights On Afterschool, a national celebration of afterschool programs held on October 26, 2023.

0 clauses Oct 26, 2023

s3118-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.

1 clause Oct 24, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3114-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To develop and deploy firewall circumvention tools for the people of Hong Kong after the People’s Republic of China violated its agreement under the Joint Declaration, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Oct 24, 2023
Information Technology Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services

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

sres420-118

Cosponsor

Designating Betty K. Koed as Historian Emerita of the United States Senate.

0 clauses Oct 19, 2023

sres417-118

Cosponsor

Standing with Israel against terrorism.

1 clause Oct 19, 2023

sres408-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 17, 2023

sres406-118

Cosponsor

To honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, former Senator for the State of Iowa.

0 clauses Oct 16, 2023

sres404-118

Cosponsor

Designating October 4, 2023, as Energy Efficiency Day in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Energy Production

sres405-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of September 30, 2023, as National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day.

0 clauses Oct 4, 2023

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