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Patty Murray

Patty Murray

D WA · Senate

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Defense

-70
Helped 794 Hurt 864 Unclear 571

Healthcare

+204
Helped 549 Hurt 345 Unclear 594

Finance

-62
Helped 331 Hurt 393 Unclear 147

Veterans Affairs

+209
Helped 402 Hurt 193 Unclear 106

Education

-43
Helped 207 Hurt 250 Unclear 230

Government Operations

-21
Helped 63 Hurt 84 Unclear 513

Agriculture

+91
Helped 294 Hurt 203 Unclear 126

Energy

-43
Helped 227 Hurt 270 Unclear 101

Labor

+39
Helped 164 Hurt 125 Unclear 155

Environment

-36
Helped 118 Hurt 154 Unclear 152

Appropriations

+63
Helped 230 Hurt 167 Unclear 21

Transportation

-53
Helped 88 Hurt 141 Unclear 120

Housing

+119
Helped 222 Hurt 103 Unclear 13

Trade

+9
Helped 155 Hurt 146 Unclear 33

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-113
Helped 37 Hurt 150 Unclear 67

Technology

+5
Helped 99 Hurt 94 Unclear 45

Criminal Justice

+26
Helped 111 Hurt 85 Unclear 21

Foreign Policy

-23
Helped 83 Hurt 106 Unclear 28

Foreign Affairs

+7
Helped 71 Hurt 64 Unclear 33
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.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1411), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (17), Legislative (16), USDA (16), State (14), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), Justice (9), NPS (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State/Local (1)
Direct (438), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (271), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (220), 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 (205), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (175), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (160), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1417), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), State (17), HHS (12), Education (11), Federal (11), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (9), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Justice (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Intelligence (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Federal Reserve (3), Independent Agencies (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Treasury (2), Veterans (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (152), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (158), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (117), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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
-583
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+40
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - -76
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- -85
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
+51
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-40
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-3
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-104
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+1
Transportation - +23
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- -25
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- -17
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - -22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres230-118

Cosponsor In Committee

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

1 clause May 31, 2023
Education

s1714-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

7 clauses May 18, 2023
Financial Services Health Care Providers Education Labor

s1723-118

Cosponsor Reported

To establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.

63 clauses May 18, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Federal Government - Executive Tribal Communities

s1750-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.

9 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors

s1664-118

Cosponsor Reported

To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

19 clauses May 17, 2023
General Workforce Health Care Providers Accommodation and Food Services Retail

s1527-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

5 clauses May 10, 2023
National Security Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1339-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage.

24 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Scientific Research Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1376-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

3 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Homeowners Education Federal Government Veterans

s1354-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families.

28 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Education Federal Government

s1318-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide enhanced protections for election workers.

8 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Consumers Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1297-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Consumers Education Federal Government Business

s1231-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit disinformation in the advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 20, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Scientific Research Education Federal Government

s1176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 18, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s1031-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 29, 2023
National Security Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

s1007-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Mar 28, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Foreign Affairs

s762-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage of, and expand access to, home and community-based services under the Medicaid program, to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Mar 9, 2023
State Government Healthcare Beneficiaries Home Health Care Services Educational Services

s767-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance mental health and psychosocial support within United States development and humanitarian assistance programs.

5 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Consumers Scientific Research Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups

s728-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

27 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Labor Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s622-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veteran families, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Consumers Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s514-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Constance Baker Motley, in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.

3 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Homeowners Education Federal Government

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