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Mike Rounds

Analysis

R SD · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 Senate

107

Defense

-51

Helped 822 Hurt 873 Unclear 665

Healthcare

+124

Helped 464 Hurt 340 Unclear 312

Finance

-3

Helped 328 Hurt 331 Mixed 1 Unclear 156

Veterans Affairs

+195

Helped 396 Hurt 201 Unclear 117

Agriculture

+115

Helped 338 Hurt 223 Unclear 111

Energy

-39

Helped 226 Hurt 265 Unclear 107

Education

+77

Helped 254 Hurt 177 Unclear 144

Government Operations

-4

Helped 63 Hurt 67 Unclear 373

Appropriations

+93

Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Trade

Helped 146 Hurt 138 Unclear 38

Housing

+106

Helped 200 Hurt 94 Unclear 14

Environment

-42

Helped 80 Hurt 122 Unclear 97

Transportation

-44

Helped 89 Hurt 133 Unclear 72

Federal Budget

+162

Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

Helped 133 Hurt 125 Unclear 21

Technology

+62

Helped 145 Hurt 83 Unclear 37

Foreign Policy

-6

Helped 102 Hurt 108 Mixed 1 Unclear 22

Immigration

-113

Helped 37 Hurt 150 Unclear 33

Science

-210

Helped 0 Hurt 210

Science & Space

+68

Helped 117 Hurt 49 Unclear 11

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12596 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

Government 1841 P·8 C·141 Y·1696 N·1356 w:15.0

Direct (1392), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), Legislative (16), USDA (16), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), Public Lands (9), State (9), NPS (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Tribal (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), State Department (1)

General Public 389 C·28 Y·363 N·347 w:2.8

Direct (247), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)

Healthcare 306 P·1 C·106 Y·198 N·189 w:4.8

Direct (284), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)

Education 266 P·7 C·119 Y·143 N·121 w:9.2

Direct (260), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Defense 239 C·15 Y·224 N·108 w:1.5

Direct (226), 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)

Military 232 C·8 Y·224 N·109 w:1.0

Direct (231), Families (1)

Agriculture 189 P·5 C·29 Y·155 N·151 w:5.6

Direct (181), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Construction 159 C·2 Y·157 N·131 w:0.5

Direct (156), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Financial Services 149 P·3 C·63 Y·82 N·73 w:7.0

Direct (140), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)

Veterans 126 P·3 C·42 Y·81 N·78 w:4.8

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 1769 P·35 C·711 Y·1028 N·767 w:43.0

Direct (1482), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), VA (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Federal (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Public Lands (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), GAO (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Judiciary (1), NNSA (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

Healthcare 170 C·60 Y·110 N·98 w:2.3

Direct (159), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

Defense 151 C·3 Y·148 N·54 w:0.8

Direct (147), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

General Public 147 P·1 C·16 Y·130 N·119 w:3.1

Direct (126), Veterans (20), Taxpayers (1)

Military 136 C·1 Y·135 N·53 w:0.4

Direct (135), Space Force (1)

Immigration 127 Y·127 N·127 w:-0.1

Financial Services 111 P·4 C·53 Y·54 N·50 w:7.0

Direct (110), Transgender Individuals (1)

Education 107 P·2 C·17 Y·89 N·85 w:4.2

Taxpayers 94 C·9 Y·85 N·85 w:1.7

Environment 88 P·1 C·35 Y·52 N·51 w:7.6

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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

100.0% of votes

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S+ Supported Benefits

S- Supported Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	O+	O-	Net
Government (58 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more			+541
General Public (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)			+240
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more			+78
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)			+29
Healthcare (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more			+75
Education (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)			+34
Construction (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)		-	+107
Taxpayers	-	-	+18
Agriculture (5 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)	-		+142
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+7
Transportation			+13
Immigration		-	-109
Financial Services (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)			+39
State & Local Government (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)			+3
Energy (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)			+28

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Defense

Healthcare

Finance

Veterans Affairs

Agriculture

Energy

Education

Government Operations

Appropriations

Trade

Housing

Environment

Transportation

Federal Budget

Criminal Justice

Technology

Foreign Policy

Immigration

Science

Science & Space

Industry Impact Profile

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres193-119

s1544-119

s1515-119

s1465-119

sres180-119

s1467-119

s1429-119

s1337-119

s1330-119

s1326-119

sres159-119

s1312-119

sres156-119

s1296-119

s1301-119

s1289-119

s1261-119

s1260-119

s1233-119

s1227-119

Policy Mechanisms Used

Industry Focus Distribution