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Edward J. Markey

Edward J. Markey

D MA · Senate

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Defense

-84
Helped 799 Hurt 883 Unclear 637

Healthcare

+179
Helped 648 Hurt 469 Unclear 1162

Education

+93
Helped 559 Hurt 466 Unclear 412

Government Operations

-63
Helped 109 Hurt 172 Unclear 1052

Finance

-57
Helped 475 Hurt 532 Unclear 261

Energy

-189
Helped 359 Hurt 548 Unclear 229

Agriculture

+125
Helped 385 Hurt 260 Unclear 137

Environment

+55
Helped 289 Hurt 234 Unclear 258

Transportation

-60
Helped 221 Hurt 281 Unclear 234

Labor

+86
Helped 242 Hurt 156 Unclear 215

Veterans Affairs

+193
Helped 347 Hurt 154 Unclear 81

Criminal Justice

-25
Helped 201 Hurt 226 Unclear 39

Housing

+147
Helped 298 Hurt 151 Unclear 17

Trade

-13
Helped 179 Hurt 192 Unclear 43

Technology

-20
Helped 154 Hurt 174 Unclear 82

Immigration

-118
Helped 50 Hurt 168 Unclear 133

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Social Welfare

+187
Helped 237 Hurt 50 Unclear 41

Foreign Policy

-17
Helped 126 Hurt 143 Unclear 51

Civil Rights

+90
Helped 174 Hurt 84 Unclear 37
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18158 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 (1578), 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 (589), 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 (513), 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 (182), Medicaid (6), Education (2), Medicaid Programs (2), Elections (1)
Direct (186), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2147), 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), Science (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (191), Veterans (20), Taxpayers (2), Bad Actors (1)
Direct (166), 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
-535
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)
- -106
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)
-10
Transportation -12
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

s1924-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Jun 12, 2023
Nonprofit Organizations Foreign Political Actors Foreign Governments Federal Government Agencies

sres243-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the month of June 2023 as Immigrant Heritage Month, a celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of immigrants and their children in making the United States a healthier, safer, more diverse, prosperous country, and acknowledging the importance of immigrants and their children to the future successes of the United States.

1 clause Jun 8, 2023
Health Care Providers

s1908-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish judicial ethics.

13 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Financial Services Information Technology Education Environmental Services

s1893-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a Federal Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence.

2 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1911-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the accessibility of airline information and entertainment programming provided by air carriers on passenger flights, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration

s1839-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve Federal population surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 7, 2023
Energy Production Health Care Providers

s1826-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.

7 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Immigration Services Transportation

s1808-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to collaborate with State and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification, research planning, and similar activities, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration

s1824-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide grants to States to encourage the implementation and maintenance of firearms licensing requirements, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Health Care Providers Environmental Services

sres237-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 6, 2023

s1819-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 6, 2023
Defense Contractors

s1831-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.

1 clause Jun 6, 2023
Health Care Providers

s1825-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue an advisory about how homegrown violent extremists and other perpetrators of domestic terrorism procure firearms and firearm accessories, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 6, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services

sres231-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2023, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and June 2023 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month.

1 clause Jun 1, 2023

s1785-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids, and for other purposes.

19 clauses May 31, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1767-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 31, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1766-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on overdoses among members of the Armed Forces.

4 clauses May 31, 2023
Health Care Providers Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres230-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the 102nd anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

1 clause May 31, 2023
Education

sres229-118

Cosponsor

Designating May 2023 as National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.

0 clauses May 31, 2023

s1759-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the Caroline Chang Post Office.

0 clauses May 30, 2023

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