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Gary J. Palmer

Gary J. Palmer

R AL-6 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 6)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 6)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 6)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 6)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 6)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 6)
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Defense

+145
Helped 1261 Hurt 1116 Unclear 730

Finance

+151
Helped 696 Hurt 545 Mixed 8 Unclear 298

Healthcare

+144
Helped 526 Hurt 382 Unclear 241

Energy

-42
Helped 325 Hurt 367 Mixed 3 Unclear 182

Veterans Affairs

+239
Helped 390 Hurt 151 Unclear 90

Education

-5
Helped 253 Hurt 258 Unclear 112

Agriculture

+148
Helped 304 Hurt 156 Unclear 136

Criminal Justice

+3
Helped 213 Hurt 210 Mixed 4 Unclear 53

Transportation

-41
Helped 172 Hurt 213 Mixed 1 Unclear 86

Trade

+44
Helped 218 Hurt 174 Mixed 2 Unclear 38

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Immigration

-196
Helped 54 Hurt 250 Mixed 4 Unclear 54

Technology

+51
Helped 161 Hurt 110 Unclear 41

Environment

-107
Helped 57 Hurt 164 Unclear 84

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+124
Helped 188 Hurt 64 Unclear 32

Government Operations

-6
Helped 95 Hurt 101 Unclear 87

Appropriations

+45
Helped 133 Hurt 88 Unclear 14

Government

-68
Helped 0 Hurt 68 Unclear 134

Labor

-14
Helped 67 Hurt 81 Unclear 49
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

16741 industry impacts

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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.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1845), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Legislative Branch (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (520), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (366), 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 (320), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (218), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (183), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2030), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (240), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (231), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (202), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Physicians (1), Reproductive Health (1), Reproductive Services (1)
Direct (153), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Direct (152), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)

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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.

Analysis coverage
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
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
+292
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+376
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)
- +121
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+18
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

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr4317-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 23, 2023
Transportation

hr4300-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To clarify the inability of the President to declare national emergencies under the National Emergencies Act, major disasters or emergencies under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and public health emergencies under the Public Health Service Act on the premise of climate change, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jun 22, 2023

hr1640-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production

hr3405-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow amounts made available for the Continuum of Care program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

2 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3309-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to establish a uniform fee schedule applicable to the processing of forms for the consideration of applications for the placement of communications facilities on certain buildings and other property owned by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 15, 2023
Information Technology

hres346-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the support of the United States to our strongest ally in the region, Israel, and recognizing the authoritarian and extremist regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a threat to Israel, the region, the United States, and global stability.

0 clauses Apr 28, 2023

hr2928-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To cancel certain proposed changes to credit fees charged by the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Financial Services Homeowners Federal Government Consumers

hr2368-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the appropriation of funds to use a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement received by a Federal agency, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Financial Services Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Federal Government Business

hr1492-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Congressional Budget Office to make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring.

1 clause Mar 9, 2023
Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

hr1209-118

Cosponsor Reported

To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Feb 27, 2023
Health Care Providers Labor

hr1023-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fund.

6 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Oil & Gas Green Finance Clean Energy Finance Federal Government

hr1022-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 761st Tank Battalion, collectively, in recognition of their crucial role in the success of Allied forces in Europe and for the example they set as the first Black soldiers to go to war as part of an American armored unit.

3 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Consumers Regulated Industries Scientific Research Federal Government

hr788-118

Cosponsor Reported

To limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations Federal Executive Branch

hr802-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide notice to vacate, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Immigration Services

hr632-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act and Public Health Service Act to improve the reporting of abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr300-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to require the publication of settlement agreements, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jan 25, 2023
Regulated Industries Federal Government Native American Tribes Consumers

hr497-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate the COVID–19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs.

1 clause Jan 25, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr486-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds to allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any election, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 24, 2023
Lobbying Consumers Federal Government

hr467-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

25 clauses Jan 24, 2023
Illicit Drug Manufacturing Scientific Research Federal Government Educational Services

hr26-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

3 clauses Jan 23, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers Law Enforcement

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