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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

s2145-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To support educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s2120-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Transportation

sres276-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing opposition to the use of State power against people in the United States seeking essential health care, including criminalization of the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of State punishment of people for their pregnancy outcomes.

1 clause Jun 22, 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
Electronic Shopping Retail Trade Ambulatory Health Care Social Assistance

sres260-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing Tunisia’s leadership in the Arab Spring and expressing support for upholding its democratic principles and norms.

0 clauses Jun 21, 2023

sres258-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.

1 clause Jun 20, 2023
Health Care Providers

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

s2039-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan (or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan) to provide for cost-sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the cost-sharing provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.

3 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Health Care Providers

s1992-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Education

s1963-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for All.

26 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Taxpayers Research & Development Nonprofits Colleges & Universities

s1960-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for violations of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) individuals, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jun 13, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Labor Defense Contractors

s1924-118

Cosponsor 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

s1884-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs.

3 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1912-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations.

6 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Immigration Services Transportation Federal Administration Civil Rights Advocacy

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

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

s1819-118

Cosponsor 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

s1826-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure greater accountability by licensed firearms dealers.

7 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Immigration Services Transportation

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

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