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James Lankford

James Lankford

R OK · Senate

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Defense

-64
Helped 817 Hurt 881 Unclear 622

Healthcare

+55
Helped 406 Hurt 351 Unclear 352

Finance

-81
Helped 280 Hurt 361 Mixed 2 Unclear 153

Government Operations

-69
Helped 130 Hurt 199 Unclear 356

Energy

-42
Helped 228 Hurt 270 Unclear 121

Veterans Affairs

+185
Helped 344 Hurt 159 Unclear 87

Agriculture

+97
Helped 275 Hurt 178 Unclear 99

Education

-23
Helped 161 Hurt 184 Unclear 161

Technology

-3
Helped 182 Hurt 185 Unclear 64

Criminal Justice

+20
Helped 194 Hurt 174 Unclear 40

Transportation

-77
Helped 83 Hurt 160 Unclear 155

Trade

+21
Helped 156 Hurt 135 Unclear 41

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Environment

-55
Helped 68 Hurt 123 Unclear 118

Housing

+76
Helped 178 Hurt 102 Unclear 16

Immigration

-140
Helped 52 Hurt 192 Unclear 52

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

-30
Helped 115 Hurt 145 Mixed 1 Unclear 26

Labor

-17
Helped 59 Hurt 76 Unclear 73

Foreign Affairs

+3
Helped 59 Hurt 56 Unclear 31
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12863 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 (1430), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), Legislative (22), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (15), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Judiciary (7), Justice (7), NPS (7), State (7), DHS (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), State/Local (4), OPM (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Legislative Branch (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), State Department (2), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), FTC (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), OMB (1)
Direct (304), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (230), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (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)
Direct (168), Child Care (3), Higher (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (152), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (156), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1417), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), Public Lands (12), NPS (11), HHS (10), FDA (9), DHS (8), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Intelligence (7), State Department (7), OPM (6), Foreign (5), Justice (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), Oversight (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Emergency Management (3), Executive (3), GAO (3), Homeland Security (3), Judiciary (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), USDA (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Federal (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), SSA (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), Defense Executive (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Law Enforcement (1), Monetary Policy (1), Museums (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (147), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (138), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (108), 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
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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

s1102-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the dignity of fetal remains, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s959-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 to require abortion providers to notify the National Human Trafficking Hotline of victims of trafficking, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 23, 2023
Scientific Research Environmental Groups Federal Government Healthcare Consumers

s839-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require agencies to complete a regulatory impact analysis before issuing a significant rule, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 16, 2023
Native American Tribes Scientific Research Homeowners Federal Government

s822-118

Cosponsor Reported

To terminate the Department of Defense memorandum relating to access to abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Federal Government - Military Dependents Health Care Services Civic & Social Organizations Federal Government - Executive Branch

s794-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a pilot program on the participation of non-asset-based third-party logistics providers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.

7 clauses Mar 14, 2023
National Security Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups Federal Government

s635-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect children from medical malpractice in the form of gender transition procedures.

4 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Electric Utilities Transportation Federal Government Business

s624-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s588-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions and other measures in response to the failure of the Government of the People's Republic of China to allow an investigation into the origins of COVID–19 at suspect laboratories in Wuhan.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
National Security Electric Utilities Homeowners Federal Government

s471-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s505-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform immigration parole, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 16, 2023
National Security Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government

s374-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs controls, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Native American Tribes Transportation Agriculture Federal Government

s204-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

2 clauses Feb 1, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s208-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a procedure for terminating a determination by Surgeon General to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places.

1 clause Feb 1, 2023
National Security Native American Tribes Environmental Groups Federal Government

s165-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a COVID–19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Education Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s133-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To extend the National Alzheimer's Project.

5 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Emergency Management Services Scientific Research Services Federal Government - HHS Healthcare Recipients

s95-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, to prohibit investigational use exemptions for abortion drugs, and to impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to previously approved abortion drugs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 26, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s113-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate policy recommendations, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jan 26, 2023
Homeowners Education Federal Government Regulated Industries

s78-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.

5 clauses Jan 25, 2023
Native American Tribes Transportation Homeowners Federal Government

s71-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States, consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219.

2 clauses Jan 25, 2023
Airlines Water Infrastructure Homeowners Federal Government

s15-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 23, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

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