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Charles E. Schumer

Charles E. Schumer

D NY · Senate

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Defense

-50
Helped 793 Hurt 843 Unclear 558

Healthcare

+90
Helped 328 Hurt 238 Unclear 309

Finance

-60
Helped 283 Hurt 343 Unclear 145

Energy

-35
Helped 224 Hurt 259 Unclear 101

Veterans Affairs

+187
Helped 336 Hurt 149 Unclear 81

Agriculture

+111
Helped 282 Hurt 171 Unclear 108

Education

+64
Helped 228 Hurt 164 Unclear 120

Government Operations

-25
Helped 62 Hurt 87 Unclear 243

Transportation

-69
Helped 83 Hurt 152 Unclear 113

Trade

-19
Helped 148 Hurt 167 Unclear 30

Technology

+60
Helped 177 Hurt 117 Unclear 48

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Environment

-4
Helped 106 Hurt 110 Unclear 88

Labor

+20
Helped 119 Hurt 99 Unclear 76

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+99
Helped 186 Hurt 87 Unclear 13

Immigration

-113
Helped 30 Hurt 143 Unclear 66

Science

-210
Helped 0 Hurt 210

Foreign Policy

+19
Helped 97 Hurt 78 Unclear 28

Criminal Justice

+20
Helped 97 Hurt 77 Unclear 15
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

12268 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 (1351), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), State (14), Congress (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Oversight (6), Judiciary (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), DOE (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State/Local (1)
Direct (362), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (203), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (2)
Direct (231), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (219), 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 (153), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (158), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (137), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)
Direct (104), Medicaid (6), Environment (2), Medicaid Programs (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1303), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (34), EPA (22), State (16), Federal (12), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (9), Education (8), HHS (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Treasury (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), DOJ (3), Executive (3), Interior (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Border Security (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Revenue (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (145), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (127), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (107), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (89), Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (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 (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-373
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+40
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-50
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-13
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
+57
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-8
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+45
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-96
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-23
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- -1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s949-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Consumers Transportation Federal Government Agriculture

s728-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

27 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Labor Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s738-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.

2 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Business

s753-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Consumers Airlines Environmental Groups Federal Government

s701-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.

8 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s567-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Civic Organizations Administrative and Support Services General Public All Industries

s569-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.

6 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Consumers Airlines Environmental Groups Federal Government

s512-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s514-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Constance Baker Motley, in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.

3 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Homeowners Education Federal Government

s525-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that a child can sit next to a family member on a flight at no additional cost.

2 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Homeowners Consumers Transportation Federal Government

s494-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a background check for every firearm sale.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Homeowners Foreign Businesses Federal Government Financial Services

s441-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish American opportunity accounts, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Feb 15, 2023
Federal Government - SSA Federal Government - Treasury General Public - Low Income General Public

s396-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress regarding the ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti and impose sanctions on political and economic elites involved in such criminal activities.

5 clauses Feb 13, 2023
Criminal Organizations Sanctioned Entities Humanitarian Aid Federal Government

s344-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Homeowners Veterans Consumers Federal Government

s359-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes.

55 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Lobbying Financial Services

s292-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify certain requirements for Regional Commissions, to reauthorize the Northern Border Regional Commission, and for other purposes.

12 clauses Feb 7, 2023
State Government Construction Local Government Federal Government

s234-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the new markets tax credit, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Regulated Industries

s238-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a consumer product safety standard for portable electric heating devices, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 2, 2023
Electric Utilities Consumers Federal Government

s100-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 26, 2023
Education Federal Government Business Energy Production

s51-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

26 clauses Jan 24, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Homeowners Federal Government

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