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Thomas Massie

Thomas Massie

R KY-4 · House

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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

hr8757-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to support cell-cultured meat, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 14, 2024
Federal Administration Agricultural Producers

hr8202-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of service-connection under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for certain diseases associated with the COVID–19 vaccine that become manifest during the one-year period following the receipt of the vaccine, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 1, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr8132-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 35, United States Code, require a patent owner to consent to the filing of a petition for inter partes review or post-grant review, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 26, 2024
Federal Administration

hr4639-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend section 2702 of title 18, United States Code, to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value, to address communications and records in the possession of intermediary internet service providers, and for other purposes.

25 clauses Apr 18, 2024
Information Technology General Public Data Services & Analytics Federal Government

hr8053-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 17, 2024
Information Technology

hr7551-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit any Federal law from making the manufacturer of a COVID–19 vaccine immune from suit or liability, or limiting the liability of such a manufacturer, with respect to claims for loss caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the administration to or the use by an individual of a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 5, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr6734-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed ATF Rule 2022R–17, entitled Definition of Engaged in the Business as a Dealer in Firearms.

1 clause Dec 13, 2023
Immigration Services

hres934-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that regular journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States ought to drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.

0 clauses Dec 13, 2023

hr6563-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal a requirement for the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations with respect to advanced impaired driving technology, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Dec 1, 2023

hr6262-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, and for other purposes.

57 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Health Care Providers Information Technology Environmental Services Foreign Affairs

hr5791-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a comprehensive report that contains a strategy for United States involvement in Ukraine.

2 clauses Sep 28, 2023
Federal Administration Transportation Defense Contractors

hr4848-118

Cosponsor Reported

To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations of First Amendment rights.

6 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Labor Legal Services General Public Federal Government

hr4751-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal funding for the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

2 clauses Jul 19, 2023
Federal Administration

hres577-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that authorities under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 should be allowed to expire.

0 clauses Jul 11, 2023

hr4430-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for improved data privacy in the operation of the employment verification system.

2 clauses Jun 30, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Health Care Providers

hr3988-118

Cosponsor Reported

To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations.

25 clauses Jun 9, 2023
Civil Rights Advocacy Foreign Affairs Federal Administration Transportation

hr1282-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Defense Contractors

hr1271-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to discontinue the collection by the Federal Government of firearm transaction records of discontinued firearms businesses, to require the destruction of such already collected records, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Business

hr1229-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To codify Executive Order 13950 (relating to combating race and sex stereotyping), and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 28, 2023
Homeowners Consumers Federal Government

hr1228-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the United States Armed Forces from promoting anti-American and racist theories.

2 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Immigrant Communities Homeowners Education Environmental Groups

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