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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

s728-118

Cosponsor 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
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Labor Education

s738-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.

2 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Business Consumers Federal Government

s753-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Environmental Groups Federal Government Airlines Business

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
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Business

s672-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the United States whose employment is authorized pursuant to a grant of deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status.

1 clause Mar 7, 2023
Environmental Groups Immigrant Communities Federal Government National Security

s653-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To lift the trade embargo on Cuba.

2 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Foreign Businesses Immigrant Communities Federal Government National Security

s598-118

Cosponsor Introduced

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

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

s597-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions.

0 clauses Mar 1, 2023

s567-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Feb 28, 2023
All Industries Civic Organizations Transportation and Warehousing General Public

s547-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War.

3 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Oil & Gas Scientific Research Veterans Federal Government

sres74-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the Government of Iran’s state-sponsored persecution of the Baha’i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Lobbying Foreign Businesses Education Foreign Affairs

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 Education Regulated Industries Federal Government

s473-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for drone security.

19 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Transportation Environmental Groups Federal Government National Security

s512-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

sres63-118

Cosponsor

Celebrating Black History Month.

1 clause Feb 14, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s408-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a windfall profits excise tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to individual taxpayers, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Natural Gas Oil & Gas Federal Government Business

sres57-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of David Ferdinand Durenberger, former Senator for the State of Minnesota.

0 clauses Feb 13, 2023

s316-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.

0 clauses Feb 9, 2023

s357-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Environmental Groups Oil & Gas Federal Government Airlines

s340-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the definition of franchise fee, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 9, 2023

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