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Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

D MA · Senate

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Defense

-86
Helped 797 Hurt 883 Unclear 637

Healthcare

+151
Helped 626 Hurt 475 Unclear 1181

Education

+64
Helped 532 Hurt 468 Unclear 413

Government Operations

-22
Helped 95 Hurt 117 Unclear 1066

Finance

-55
Helped 475 Hurt 530 Unclear 261

Energy

-198
Helped 359 Hurt 557 Unclear 228

Agriculture

+125
Helped 385 Hurt 260 Unclear 137

Environment

+53
Helped 282 Hurt 229 Unclear 258

Transportation

-61
Helped 221 Hurt 282 Unclear 235

Veterans Affairs

+193
Helped 347 Hurt 154 Unclear 81

Labor

+73
Helped 208 Hurt 135 Unclear 215

Housing

+149
Helped 299 Hurt 150 Unclear 17

Criminal Justice

-26
Helped 200 Hurt 226 Unclear 39

Trade

-11
Helped 178 Hurt 189 Unclear 42

Technology

-23
Helped 148 Hurt 171 Unclear 82

Immigration

-118
Helped 50 Hurt 168 Unclear 133

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

-19
Helped 123 Hurt 142 Unclear 51

Social Welfare

+169
Helped 218 Hurt 49 Unclear 41

Civil Rights

+86
Helped 173 Hurt 87 Unclear 37
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17822 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 (1550), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), Legislative (16), State (16), USDA (16), Treasury (14), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Transportation (8), NPS (7), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Local (4), DHS (3), Immigration (3), NOAA (3), Cemeteries (2), DOD (2), EPA (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Federal Agencies (2), HHS (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), State/Local (2), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), Treasury Department (1)
Direct (586), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (7), Homeless (6), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Disabled (3), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Formerly Incarcerated (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Minorities (2), Native American Voters (2), African Americans (1), Capital District (1), Elderly (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (491), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (269), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Mental Health (2), Global South (1), Hospitals (1)
Direct (239), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (222), 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 (187), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (178), Medicaid (6), Education (2), Medicaid Programs (2), Elections (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2079), Defense (74), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (35), EPA (23), HHS (17), State (17), Child Welfare (15), Federal (12), Education (11), NPS (11), State/Local (11), Immigration (10), FDA (9), Foreign (9), Transportation (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Justice Administration (7), CFPB (6), Executive (6), Border Security (5), Treasury (5), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), State Transportation (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), General (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Regional Planning (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Federal Agencies (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Health And Human Services (1), Homeland Security (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (186), Veterans (20), Taxpayers (2), Bad Actors (1)
Direct (165), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Justice Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2), Education (1)
Direct (165), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (139), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Mental Health (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 (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

s4614-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education to coordinate and distribute educational materials and resources regarding artificial intelligence and social media platform impact, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres749-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing June 2024, as LGBTQ Pride Month.

1 clause Jun 20, 2024

s4595-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Federal Administration Education

s4629-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4613-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of LGBTQI Inclusion and a rural outreach grant program, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres740-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Acknowledging and apologizing for the mistreatment of, and discrimination against, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who served the United States in the uniformed services, the Foreign Service, and the Federal civil service.

1 clause Jun 18, 2024

s4582-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance program.

1 clause Jun 18, 2024
Federal Administration Labor

s4554-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To express support for protecting access to reproductive health care after the Dobbs v. Jackson decision on June 24, 2022.

0 clauses Jun 17, 2024

sres735-118

Cosponsor

Designating July 17, 2024, as Glioblastoma Awareness Day.

1 clause Jun 13, 2024
Financial Services

s4552-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance the rights of domestic employees, and for other purposes.

30 clauses Jun 13, 2024
Federal Administration Labor Education Environmental Services

s4503-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent exploitative private equity practices, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Jun 11, 2024
Healthcare Facilities Healthcare Workers Private Equity General Public

s4502-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jun 11, 2024
Labor

sres726-118

Cosponsor

Designating June 6, 2024, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.

1 clause Jun 5, 2024
Health Care Providers

sres722-118

Cosponsor

Expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for the acts of heroism and valor by the members of the United States Armed Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, and commending those individuals for leadership and bravery in an operation that helped bring an end to World War II.

1 clause Jun 4, 2024
Defense Contractors

sres724-118

Cosponsor

Designating May 2024 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

0 clauses Jun 4, 2024

s4445-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization.

19 clauses Jun 3, 2024
Healthcare - Patients Ambulatory Health Care Services Government - State Federal Government - HHS

s4440-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize additional monies to the Public Housing Capital Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 3, 2024
Health Care Providers Environmental Services

sres703-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating a day in May 2024, as “Disability Reproductive Equity Day”.

0 clauses May 23, 2024

s4406-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production.

40 clauses May 23, 2024
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil Waste Treatment and Disposal Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Oil and Gas Extraction

s4429-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to demonstrate pharmacy-based addiction care programs.

1 clause May 23, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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