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Christopher H. Smith

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102

Defense

+244

Helped 1385 Hurt 1141 Unclear 1287

Finance

+68

Helped 717 Hurt 649 Mixed 2 Unclear 358

Healthcare

+237

Helped 647 Hurt 410 Unclear 441

Education

+138

Helped 499 Hurt 361 Unclear 252

Transportation

+209

Helped 463 Hurt 254 Unclear 269

Energy

-79

Helped 298 Hurt 377 Mixed 3 Unclear 206

Criminal Justice

-45

Helped 299 Hurt 344 Mixed 4 Unclear 84

Trade

-92

Helped 210 Hurt 302 Mixed 2 Unclear 175

Agriculture

+142

Helped 341 Hurt 199 Unclear 109

Veterans Affairs

+244

Helped 396 Hurt 152 Unclear 87

Maritime

-484

Helped 20 Hurt 504 Unclear 17

Foreign Affairs

-275

Helped 81 Hurt 356 Unclear 39

Government Operations

-3

Helped 43 Hurt 46 Unclear 379

Immigration

-192

Helped 80 Hurt 272 Mixed 4 Unclear 58

Technology

+61

Helped 211 Hurt 150 Unclear 42

Labor

+11

Helped 137 Hurt 126 Unclear 126

Military Procurement

+17

Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Environment

-84

Helped 74 Hurt 158 Unclear 117

Foreign Policy

-9

Helped 140 Hurt 149 Unclear 39

Housing

+114

Helped 196 Hurt 82 Unclear 33

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

20432 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 2337 P·18 C·103 Y·2219 N·1774 w:17.4

Direct (1815), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (18), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Homeland Security (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), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)

General Public 697 P·9 C·80 Y·610 N·396 w:13.6

Direct (554), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)

Transportation 474 P·1 C·293 Y·180 N·83 w:4.9

Direct (472), Labor (2)

Education 421 P·16 C·190 Y·215 N·174 w:11.7

Direct (412), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)

Military 408 C·3 Y·405 N·363 w:1.0

Direct (405), Air Force (2), Families (1)

Defense 377 P·3 C·9 Y·365 N·343 w:3.1

Direct (364), 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)

Healthcare 358 P·11 C·40 Y·307 N·285 w:9.1

Direct (337), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)

Financial Services 218 P·6 C·10 Y·202 N·93 w:6.4

Direct (211), HSA (7)

Cryptocurrency 217 C·8 Y·209 w:0.5

Construction 192 C·7 Y·186 N·170 w:1.7

Direct (189), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 3310 P·207 C·1078 Y·2036 N·1110 w:85.1

Direct (2891), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), 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), Law Enforcement (4), State Department (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Congress (3), Executive (3), International Finance (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Trade Finance (3), Acquisition (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DOJ (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), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

General Public 254 P·6 C·12 Y·237 N·157 w:4.5

Direct (227), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)

Military 245 C·1 Y·244 N·224 w:0.6

Direct (241), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)

Defense 244 C·9 Y·235 N·212 w:1.2

Direct (240), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Education 232 P·6 C·64 Y·162 N·88 w:6.5

Financial Services 206 P·15 C·80 Y·111 N·56 w:8.8

Healthcare 204 P·12 C·49 Y·146 N·117 w:7.6

Direct (200), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)

Transportation 202 P·7 C·46 Y·149 N·70 w:7.9

Direct (194), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)

Immigration 162 C·19 Y·143 N·134 w:0.8

Direct (155), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

Trade 157 P·11 C·139 Y·7 N·7 w:5.8

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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 Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	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			+301
General Public (8 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more			+371
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			+112
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		-	+47
Cryptocurrency	-	-	+71
Transportation (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more		-	+23
Financial Services (1 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)			+45
State & Local Government (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)		-	+36
Construction (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)			+125
Manufacturing (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)			+16
Taxpayers	-	-	+15
Agriculture (6 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more			+141
Law Enforcement	-	-	+42

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