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Rand Paul

R KY · Senate

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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

s1229-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the clean vehicle credit.

2 clauses Apr 1, 2025

s1148-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To terminate the Department of Education.

0 clauses Mar 26, 2025

s1100-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act to modify the definition of food under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 25, 2025

s854-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish the Life Sciences Research Security Board, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Life Sciences and Government Oversight Research Institutions, Universities, Companies Government Officials and Oversight Bodies Government Agencies - Research Funding

s855-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

To require executive branch employees to report certain royalties, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Government Agencies

s676-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit assistance to foreign governments that violate human rights with respect to religious freedom.

3 clauses Feb 20, 2025

s664-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To replace the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases with 3 separate national research institutes.

1 clause Feb 20, 2025

s601-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky.

0 clauses Feb 13, 2025

sres77-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

4 clauses Feb 13, 2025

s533-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

1 clause Feb 12, 2025

s499-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions.

2 clauses Feb 10, 2025

s485-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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.

17 clauses Feb 6, 2025

s263-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

FAIR Act of 2025

5 clauses Jan 27, 2025

s203-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025

s188-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal employees and contractors from directing online platforms to censor any speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jan 22, 2025

sres29-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.

1 clause Jan 21, 2025

s153-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To repeal the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

0 clauses Jan 20, 2025

s55-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To preserve the constitutional authority of Congress and ensure accountability and transparency in legislation.

7 clauses Jan 9, 2025

sres18-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Providing for sufficient time for legislation to be read.

1 clause Jan 9, 2025

s60-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To end the unconstitutional delegation of legislative power which was exclusively vested in the Senate and House of Representatives by article I, section 1 of the Constitution of the United States, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to issue a report to Congress detailing the extent of the problem of unconstitutional delegation to the end that such delegations can be phased out, thereby restoring the constitutional principle of separation of powers set forth in the first sections of the Constitution of the United States.

5 clauses Jan 9, 2025

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