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James Lankford

James Lankford

R OK · Senate

2025–Present Senate
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2013–2015 House Of Representatives (District 5)
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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

s1619-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 6, 2025
Financial Services Federal Administration Environmental Services

s1589-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2025

2 clauses May 5, 2025
Financial Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres201-119

Cosponsor Introduced

A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 4, 2025, through May 10, 2025, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

1 clause May 5, 2025

sres200-119

Cosponsor Introduced

A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".

1 clause May 5, 2025
Environmental Services

s1547-119

Cosponsor Reported

America the Beautiful Act

6 clauses May 1, 2025
Federal Administration Education

sres196-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma women's gymnastics team for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship, the seventh national title in program history.

0 clauses May 1, 2025

s1584-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal agencies from considering, in taking any action, the social cost of carbon, the social cost of methane, the social cost of nitrous oxide, or the social cost of any other greenhouse gas, and for other purposes.

4 clauses May 1, 2025
Energy Production

s1521-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to provide for a prohibition on contributions to the United Nations related to discrimination against Israel.

2 clauses Apr 30, 2025
Environmental Services

s1517-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of any such crime.

1 clause Apr 29, 2025
Immigration Services

s1502-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder.

0 clauses Apr 29, 2025

sres174-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

A resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

1 clause Apr 10, 2025
Labor

s1404-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

4 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s1428-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Financial Services

s1429-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

POWER Act of 2025

1 clause Apr 10, 2025
Consumers Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Federal Government

s1458-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Financial Services

s1367-119

Cosponsor In Committee

NO FAKES Act of 2025

1 clause Apr 9, 2025
Defense Contractors

s1390-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise certain physician self-referral exemptions relating to physician-owned hospitals.

1 clause Apr 9, 2025
Health Care Providers

s1318-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

19 clauses Apr 7, 2025
Nonprofit Organizations Civil Liberties Veterans Federal Government - Justice

sres159-119

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former Senator for the State of Louisiana.

0 clauses Apr 7, 2025

sjres46-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

0 clauses Apr 4, 2025

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