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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

s59-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 9, 2025

s5458-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To allow Federal funds appropriated for kindergarten through grade 12 education to follow the student.

4 clauses Dec 9, 2024

s5153-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

1 clause Sep 24, 2024

s4667-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

8 clauses Jul 10, 2024

s4373-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for congressional approval of national emergency declarations.

10 clauses May 21, 2024

s4291-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To repeal the limitations on multiple ownership of radio and television stations imposed by the Federal Communications Commission, to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from limiting common ownership of daily newspapers and full-power broadcast stations, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 8, 2024

s4290-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To permit voluntary economic activity.

0 clauses May 8, 2024

s3664-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

2 clauses Jan 25, 2024

s3403-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare payment option for patients and eligible professionals to freely contract, without penalty, for Medicare fee-for-service items and services, while allowing Medicare beneficiaries to use their Medicare benefits.

3 clauses Dec 5, 2023

s3372-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation.

0 clauses Nov 30, 2023

s3255-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a new nonimmigrant category for alien relatives of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents seeking to enter the United States temporarily for family purposes, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 8, 2023

s3016-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

2 clauses Oct 4, 2023

s2602-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To limit the scope of regulations issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to control communicable diseases, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 27, 2023

s2425-118

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 Jul 20, 2023

s812-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To strengthen employee cost savings suggestions programs within the Federal Government.

2 clauses Mar 15, 2023

s780-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to analyze certain legislation in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives.

2 clauses Mar 14, 2023

s420-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to facilities that refuse to provide treatment based on COVID–19 vaccination status.

1 clause Feb 14, 2023

s328-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

7 clauses Feb 9, 2023

s329-118

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 Feb 9, 2023

s299-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

2 clauses Feb 7, 2023

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