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Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

D CT · Senate

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Defense

-8
Helped 837 Hurt 845 Unclear 577

Healthcare

+60
Helped 338 Hurt 278 Unclear 451

Education

+13
Helped 309 Hurt 296 Unclear 288

Finance

-68
Helped 299 Hurt 367 Unclear 133

Agriculture

+136
Helped 342 Hurt 206 Unclear 110

Energy

-28
Helped 253 Hurt 281 Unclear 99

Veterans Affairs

+190
Helped 346 Hurt 156 Unclear 85

Government Operations

-15
Helped 63 Hurt 78 Unclear 441

Environment

-18
Helped 141 Hurt 159 Unclear 167

Technology

-2
Helped 190 Hurt 192 Unclear 57

Transportation

0
Helped 150 Hurt 150 Unclear 128

Appropriations

+92
Helped 215 Hurt 123 Unclear 20

Labor

+15
Helped 127 Hurt 112 Unclear 113

Trade

-3
Helped 146 Hurt 149 Unclear 30

Immigration

-93
Helped 67 Hurt 160 Unclear 77

Housing

+92
Helped 191 Hurt 99 Unclear 13

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

+34
Helped 135 Hurt 101 Unclear 26

Foreign Policy

+1
Helped 113 Hurt 112 Unclear 34

Foreign Affairs

0
Helped 71 Hurt 71 Unclear 44
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13303 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 (1354), Veterans Affairs (115), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), State (16), USDA (16), Treasury (14), Justice (12), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), State/Local (4), DHS (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Legislative Branch (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1)
Direct (398), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (301), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (236), 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 (189), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (1)
Direct (211), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (154), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1393), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (67), EPA (22), State (16), Education (15), Federal (13), VA (13), State/Local (12), NPS (11), FDA (10), HHS (10), Foreign (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Interior (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (140), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (144), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (109), 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
-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

s1351-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Native American Tribes Education Federal Government Energy Production

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

Cosponsor 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

s1297-118

Cosponsor 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

sres173-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.

1 clause Apr 25, 2023
Native American Tribes Agriculture 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

s1064-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 7, 2023
Energy Production Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

s1098-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Lobbying Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s1026-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

1 clause Mar 29, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Scientific Research

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

s1016-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other purposes.

51 clauses Mar 28, 2023
Agriculture Oil & Gas Environmental Groups Federal Government

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

s929-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of Federal foreign assistance funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s700-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.

5 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Consumers Agriculture Federal Government Lobbying

s786-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care.

1 clause Mar 14, 2023
Native American Tribes Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s744-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use.

3 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Telecommunications Federal Government Business Financial Services

s701-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.

8 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s598-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws.

3 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Foreign Businesses Education Federal Government Healthcare Consumers

s100-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 26, 2023
Education Federal Government Business Energy Production

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