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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

s4447-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs intended for routine use, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on Federal funding of contraceptive methods.

1 clause Jun 4, 2024

s3707-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports reviewing the educational material used by the Palestinian Authority in schools, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2024

s3624-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024

s2377-118

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 Jul 19, 2023

s2054-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure that the Department of Defense achieves a clean audit opinion on its financial statements.

1 clause Jun 20, 2023

s1528-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 10, 2023
State and Local Government Individual Citizens Tribal Government Federal Government

s1363-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

0 clauses Apr 27, 2023

s1359-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To create a safe harbor for insurers engaging in the business of insurance in connection with a cannabis-related legitimate business, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 27, 2023

s1323-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Apr 26, 2023

s1258-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 25, 2023
Construction Federal Government

s1247-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the First Step Act of 2018 to permit defendants convicted of certain offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 20, 2023

s644-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand the take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies.

1 clause Mar 2, 2023

s582-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To make daylight saving time permanent, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023

s524-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023

s316-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq.

0 clauses Feb 9, 2023

s62-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.

14 clauses Jan 25, 2023

s81-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide a moratorium on all Federal research grants provided to any institution of higher education or other research institute that is conducting gain-of-function research.

1 clause Jan 25, 2023

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