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Thomas Massie

Thomas Massie

R KY-4 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 4)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 4)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 4)
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Defense

+150
Helped 1278 Hurt 1128 Unclear 740

Healthcare

+204
Helped 487 Hurt 283 Unclear 235

Finance

-8
Helped 347 Hurt 355 Mixed 2 Unclear 106

Energy

-59
Helped 283 Hurt 342 Unclear 162

Veterans Affairs

+253
Helped 414 Hurt 161 Unclear 84

Agriculture

+148
Helped 305 Hurt 157 Unclear 142

Education

-21
Helped 230 Hurt 251 Unclear 99

Transportation

-35
Helped 166 Hurt 201 Unclear 89

Criminal Justice

-33
Helped 181 Hurt 214 Mixed 4 Unclear 43

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Trade

+31
Helped 179 Hurt 148 Unclear 31

Immigration

-182
Helped 52 Hurt 234 Mixed 4 Unclear 37

Technology

+50
Helped 154 Hurt 104 Unclear 50

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+116
Helped 181 Hurt 65 Unclear 32

Environment

-83
Helped 57 Hurt 140 Unclear 69

Appropriations

+45
Helped 133 Hurt 88 Unclear 14

Labor

-4
Helped 67 Hurt 71 Unclear 48

Government Operations

-14
Helped 48 Hurt 62 Unclear 57

Foreign Affairs

-33
Helped 46 Hurt 79 Unclear 34
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14975 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 (1746), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Legislative Branch (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (408), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (365), 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 (294), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (211), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (183), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (171), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1650), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DOJ (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), FBI (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), Civilian (1), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (219), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (241), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (239), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (154), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (150), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (138), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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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
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
-602
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-25
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-1
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-16
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
-31
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
-96
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+14
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
-64
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-3
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+9
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+10
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-119
Law Enforcement +18
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- +108

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr1040-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.

2 clauses Feb 6, 2025
Retirees & Senior Citizens Federal Government

hr899-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

To terminate the Department of Education.

0 clauses Jan 31, 2025

hr645-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

National Constitutional Carry Act

3 clauses Jan 23, 2025
State & Local Government Real Estate General Public

hr24-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 3, 2025
Financial Services Government

hr9534-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To enforce the rights protected by the Second and Fourteenth Amendments against the States.

3 clauses Sep 11, 2024
Financial Services Defense Contractors

hr8785-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tips shall not be subject to income or employment taxes.

2 clauses Jun 18, 2024
Labor Financial Services

hr8519-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for disinformation research grants, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 23, 2024
Environmental Services

hr8421-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 16, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

hr8374-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal interference with the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products that are packaged for direct human consumption.

1 clause May 14, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr8134-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote the leadership of the United States in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Apr 26, 2024
Civil Rights Advocacy Trade Defense Contractors Federal Administration

hres1137-118

Primary Sponsor Passed House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7888) to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 529) to extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States, consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1112) denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1117) opposing efforts to place one-sided pressure on Israel with respect to Gaza.

1 clause Apr 12, 2024
Internet Services

hres1071-118

Primary Sponsor Passed House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6276) to direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of certain public buildings and federally-leased space, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1065) denouncing the Biden administration’s immigration policies.

1 clause Mar 12, 2024
Internet Services

hr6782-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee.

0 clauses Dec 14, 2023

hr6824-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Attorney General to submit to the Congress a report that includes the demographic data of persons determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a background check performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

2 clauses Dec 14, 2023
Transportation

hres869-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5893) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5961) to freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 hostage deal between the United States and Iran, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Nov 14, 2023
Environmental Services

hr4925-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the termination of certain retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Financial Services

hr4926-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the Thrift Savings Plan.

0 clauses Jul 26, 2023

hr4726-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To terminate the COVID–19 vaccination requirement for aliens, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 19, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr4553-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose certain penalties for the forging or counterfeiting of any postmarking stamp or impression thereof with respect to a mailed ballot for an election for Federal, State, or local office, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 11, 2023
Immigration Services

hres495-118

Primary Sponsor Passed House

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached stabilizing braces; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 277) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 288) to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1615) to prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1640) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jun 12, 2023
Internet Services

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