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Rand Paul

R KY · Senate

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61
Sponsored
57
Cosponsored
658
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Industry Impact Profile

7637 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1037), Veterans Affairs (80), Defense (57), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (9), State (6), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), CMS (3), DHS (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (217), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2)
Direct (186), 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 (140), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (120), Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (115), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (95), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (64), HSA Administration (2)

Industries Burdened

Direct (676), Veterans Affairs (50), Defense (44), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), Foreign (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), HHS (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Legislative (2), Military (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Agencies (1), Housing (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Research Funding (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (131), Space Force (1)
Direct (116), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (104), Veterans (12), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (71), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (46), Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
55.6% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (46 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (101), DoD (34), VA (23), Executive (19) +41 more
-595
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
-195
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- -68
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-62
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
- -68
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-55
Taxpayers - - -33
Immigration - - +107
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- - -112
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - -77
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-5
Transportation - +1
Financial Services (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- - -18
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - -22
Real Estate (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Military Housing (1)
- - +16

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s2147-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To exempt intercollegiate athletic conferences and interstate intercollegiate athletic associations from the antitrust laws.

1 clause Jun 24, 2025

s2151-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports on allied contributions to the common defense, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 24, 2025

s2152-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to submit annual reports on allied contributions to the common defense, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 24, 2025

s2112-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to modify the definition of hemp, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 18, 2025

s2113-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit earnings on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.

0 clauses Jun 18, 2025

s2133-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.

0 clauses Jun 18, 2025

s2086-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Health Marketplace for All Act of 2025

3 clauses Jun 17, 2025

s2099-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To repeal the Robinson-Patman Act of 1936.

0 clauses Jun 17, 2025

s1996-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve coverage of audiology services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 9, 2025

s1983-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly to be subject to Senate ratification.

2 clauses Jun 5, 2025

s1954-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the requirements for making a determination of interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product.

1 clause Jun 4, 2025

s1865-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor tanning services.

2 clauses May 22, 2025

sres253-119

Cosponsor

Congratulating His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his election to the papacy.

0 clauses May 22, 2025

sres255-119

Cosponsor

Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of former United States Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond of Missouri.

0 clauses May 22, 2025

sres246-119

Cosponsor

Recognizing the significance of Jewish American Heritage Month and calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism.

1 clause May 22, 2025

s1841-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers and consumers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 21, 2025

s1848-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit certain practices relating to certain commodity promotion programs, to require greater transparency by those programs, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 21, 2025

s1847-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes.

4 clauses May 21, 2025

sres220-119

Cosponsor

Designating the week of May 11 through May 17, 2025, as National Police Week.

1 clause May 13, 2025

s1580-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require automatic sealing of certain criminal records, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 1, 2025

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