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Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

D NJ · Senate

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Government Operations

-5
Helped 55 Hurt 60 Unclear 324

Education

-71
Helped 107 Hurt 178 Unclear 125

Healthcare

+13
Helped 95 Hurt 82 Unclear 214

Environment

+16
Helped 97 Hurt 81 Unclear 170

Finance

+5
Helped 111 Hurt 106 Unclear 78

Foreign Policy

-31
Helped 89 Hurt 120 Unclear 27

Defense

-1
Helped 30 Hurt 31 Unclear 104

Foreign Affairs

-22
Helped 51 Hurt 73 Unclear 31

Elections

-9
Helped 64 Hurt 73 Unclear 12

Criminal Justice

-17
Helped 62 Hurt 79 Unclear 7

Transportation

+7
Helped 25 Hurt 18 Unclear 89

Technology

-2
Helped 50 Hurt 52 Unclear 29

Civil Rights

+13
Helped 48 Hurt 35 Unclear 22

Labor

+18
Helped 36 Hurt 18 Unclear 32

Regulated Industries

-20
Helped 18 Hurt 38 Unclear 24

Native American Tribes

-43
Helped 5 Hurt 48 Unclear 20

Housing

-16
Helped 28 Hurt 44

Immigration

-10
Helped 8 Hurt 18 Unclear 43

Agriculture

-6
Helped 24 Hurt 30 Unclear 12

Energy

-1
Helped 16 Hurt 17 Unclear 32
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

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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.

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s2344-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

213 clauses Jul 18, 2023
Civil Rights Advocacy Environmental Services Federal Administration Transportation

s2279-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit panic defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

2 clauses Jul 12, 2023
Defense Contractors

s2253-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide increased labor law protections for agricultural workers, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 12, 2023
Agricultural Producers

s2239-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations, to provide training in respectful maternity care, to reduce and prevent bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jul 11, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2221-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 10, 2023
Environmental Services

s2217-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.

2 clauses Jul 10, 2023
Education

s2176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Mental Health Services Consumers Religious Organizations

sres282-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing June 2023 as LGBTQ Pride Month.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023

sres286-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music education for African-American students and designating June 2023 as African-American Music Appreciation Month.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Education

s2129-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan and Medicare Advantage organizations offering an MA–PD plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2171-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.

2 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Environmental Services

s2095-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to enforce its own forfeiture penalties with respect to violations of restrictions on the use of telephone equipment.

1 clause Jun 21, 2023
Information Technology

s2082-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To make technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.

0 clauses Jun 21, 2023

sres263-118

Cosponsor

Commemorating June 19, 2023, as Juneteenth National Independence Day in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

1 clause Jun 21, 2023

s5-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Ambulatory Health Care General Public Social Assistance Electronic Shopping

s2053-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect freedom of travel and reproductive rights.

2 clauses Jun 20, 2023
Health Care Providers

s2048-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, and provide for the discoverability and admissibility of gun trace information in civil proceedings.

0 clauses Jun 20, 2023

s2006-118

Cosponsor Reported

To foster Tunisia’s democratic institutions, to limit funds until Tunisia restores checks and balances, and to authorize the creation of a fund to support democratic reforms.

14 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Health Care Providers Nonprofit Organizations Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s2015-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide funding for the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jun 15, 2023

s1979-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving age discrimination.

3 clauses Jun 14, 2023
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