Mark B. Messmer
AnalysisR IN-8 · House
Defense
+151Finance
+276Transportation
+319Healthcare
+233Education
+68Energy
-70Trade
-121Veterans Affairs
+230Aviation
-418Agriculture
+182Maritime
-480Criminal Justice
+1Military Procurement
+17Labor
-37Housing
+53Foreign Affairs
-229Technology
+70Immigration
-156Federal Budget
+162Social Welfare
+26Industry Impact Profile
21118 industry impacts
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.
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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.
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| 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
|
+344 | ||||
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans (141),
Military Families (17),
Family Sponsors (4),
Military (3),
Foreign (2)
+3 more
|
+390 | ||||
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3),
Air Force (2),
Families (1),
Space Force (1)
|
- | +167 | |||
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Naval (2),
Nuclear (2),
Testing (2),
Ammunition (1),
Ground Vehicles (1)
+9 more
|
+124 | ||||
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Research (15),
Community (3),
Tribal (3),
Family Planning Services (2),
Public Health (2)
|
- | +157 | |||
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
|
- | +53 | |||
| Cryptocurrency | - | - | +71 | ||
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (2),
Labor (2),
Technology (2),
Tourism (2),
Moving (1)
+1 more
|
- | +20 | |||
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
HSA (7)
|
+35 | ||||
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Medicaid (6),
Non-Expansion (3)
|
- | +44 | |||
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Federal Projects (1),
Federal/Military (1),
Military/Pacific (1),
Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
|
- | +123 | |||
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (8),
Electrical Equipment (2),
Defense (1),
Foreign Adversary (1)
|
+15 | ||||
| Taxpayers | - | - | +15 | ||
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Coffee (2),
Commodities (2),
Hemp (2),
Livestock (2),
Coffee Production (1)
+1 more
|
+139 | ||||
| Law Enforcement | - | - | +42 |
Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
hr8476-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeNo Antisemitism in Education Act of 2026
hr7323-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeDefense Technology Hubs Act of 2026
hr4832-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve the biobased markets program, and for other purposes.
hr4363-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education to ensure biological fairness in women’s sports as a condition of receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes.
hr4054-119
Cosponsor ReportedAccreditation Choice and Innovation Act
hr3633-119
Cosponsor Voted Yea Passed HouseDigital Asset Market Clarity Act
hr3453-119
Cosponsor ReportedEmpower Charter School Educators to Lead Act
hr3151-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeSHIPS for America Act of 2025
hr3131-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeCommunity Services Block Grant Improvement Act of 2025
hr2516-119
Cosponsor ReportedAccreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025
hr2387-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeNo Harm Act
hr2262-119
Cosponsor ReportedFlexibility for Workers Education Act
hr2094-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeHELPER Act of 2025
hr2058-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to define the term evidence-based.
hr1793-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeVeterans Readiness and Employment Transparency Act of 2025
hr1468-119
Cosponsor ReportedProtect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act
hres133-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing support for the designation of February 15 through February 22, 2025, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of leaders who will change the world, and celebrating the 90th anniversary of New Farmers of America and the 75th anniversary of the Federal charter to Future Farmers of America.
hr1151-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeFreedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
hr1131-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo restore the exemption of family farms and small businesses from the definition of assets under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
hr1048-119
Cosponsor Passed HouseTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern, and for other purposes.
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