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John Kennedy

John Kennedy

R LA · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 Senate
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2019–2021 Senate
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Defense

-77
Helped 769 Hurt 846 Unclear 594

Healthcare

+61
Helped 344 Hurt 283 Unclear 251

Finance

-55
Helped 301 Hurt 356 Unclear 206

Energy

-55
Helped 281 Hurt 336 Unclear 97

Agriculture

+106
Helped 301 Hurt 195 Unclear 96

Veterans Affairs

+187
Helped 330 Hurt 143 Unclear 81

Education

-25
Helped 147 Hurt 172 Mixed 1 Unclear 109

Government Operations

-2
Helped 74 Hurt 76 Unclear 248

Environment

-75
Helped 85 Hurt 160 Unclear 92

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Transportation

-54
Helped 83 Hurt 137 Unclear 82

Trade

-3
Helped 132 Hurt 135 Unclear 27

Criminal Justice

+22
Helped 142 Hurt 120 Unclear 26

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+63
Helped 164 Hurt 101 Unclear 16

Foreign Policy

-26
Helped 105 Hurt 131 Unclear 28

Technology

0
Helped 106 Hurt 106 Unclear 33

Immigration

-112
Helped 33 Hurt 145 Unclear 44

Labor

-17
Helped 47 Hurt 64 Unclear 58

Foreign Affairs

-10
Helped 56 Hurt 66 Unclear 31
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

11855 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 (1355), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Justice (13), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), Homeland Security (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), State/Local (3), Transportation (3), Ukraine (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense Civil Works (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1)
Direct (269), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (213), 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 (200), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (154), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (155), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (150), Child Care (3), Environmental Research (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1246), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Justice (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Defense Civil Works (2), Energy (2), Executive Branch (2), Homeland Security (2), Independent Regulatory (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), NNSA (2), Regulatory (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal (1), Federal Reserve (1), Health (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), OCC (1), Regulatory Agency (1), Russia (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (150), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (122), 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
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
+541
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+240
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+29
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
+75
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+34
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +107
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- +142
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - -109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+39
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
+3
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres445-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the importance of the economic relationship between the United States and Israel and affirming that trade facilitated by the United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement is a tool to support the economy of Israel during the conflict with Hamas.

0 clauses Nov 2, 2023

s3192-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 1, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s3187-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Department of Homeland Security to publish various publications and reports regarding the number of aliens seeking entry along the southern border of the United States.

4 clauses Nov 1, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services

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

s3153-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to establish a pilot program to increase the allowable amounts of advance payments under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 26, 2023
Financial Services

s3132-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require regular reporting to Congress on individuals encountered along a border of the United States or a port of entry, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 25, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres431-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing the month of October 2023 as National Women's Small Business Month.

1 clause Oct 25, 2023
Environmental Services

sres417-118

Cosponsor

Standing with Israel against terrorism.

1 clause Oct 19, 2023

sres420-118

Cosponsor

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

0 clauses Oct 19, 2023

s3094-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule with respect to emissions from vehicles, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 19, 2023
Environmental Services

s3088-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish limitations regarding Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 19, 2023
Education

s3057-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit allocations of Special Drawing Rights at the International Monetary Fund for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional authorization.

1 clause Oct 17, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration

s3041-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reinstate certain sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.

1 clause Oct 16, 2023
Defense Contractors

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

sres396-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week beginning on October 8, 2023, as National Wildlife Refuge Week.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Education

s3013-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H–2B nonimmigrant visas.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Defense Contractors

sres400-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein, the late Senator for the State of California.

0 clauses Oct 4, 2023

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

sres394-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of James L. Buckley, former Senator for the State of New York.

0 clauses Oct 3, 2023

s3000-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal Freedom Support Act section 907 waiver authority with respect to assistance to Azerbaijan.

2 clauses Sep 29, 2023
Labor

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