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Adam B. Schiff

Adam B. Schiff

D CA · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2024 House Of Representatives (District 28)
2024–2025 Senate
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 28)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 28)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 28)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 28)
2013–2015 House Of Representatives (District 28)
2011–2013 House Of Representatives (District 29)
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2005–2007 House Of Representatives (District 29)
2003–2005 House Of Representatives (District 29)
2001–2003 House Of Representatives (District 27)
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Defense

-41
Helped 817 Hurt 858 Unclear 630

Healthcare

+220
Helped 627 Hurt 407 Mixed 2 Unclear 655

Education

+80
Helped 429 Hurt 349 Unclear 308

Government Operations

-69
Helped 78 Hurt 147 Unclear 675

Finance

-97
Helped 302 Hurt 399 Mixed 1 Unclear 190

Agriculture

+126
Helped 353 Hurt 227 Unclear 164

Energy

-46
Helped 239 Hurt 285 Unclear 183

Veterans Affairs

+206
Helped 356 Hurt 150 Unclear 101

Environment

-45
Helped 147 Hurt 192 Unclear 258

Labor

+25
Helped 171 Hurt 146 Unclear 125

Transportation

-64
Helped 102 Hurt 166 Unclear 156

Housing

+126
Helped 249 Hurt 123 Unclear 15

Trade

+6
Helped 157 Hurt 151 Unclear 32

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Technology

+43
Helped 148 Hurt 105 Unclear 55

Foreign Policy

+16
Helped 130 Hurt 114 Mixed 1 Unclear 56

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-111
Helped 39 Hurt 150 Unclear 96

Criminal Justice

+18
Helped 125 Hurt 107 Unclear 25

Civil Rights

+53
Helped 141 Hurt 88 Unclear 15
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14723 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 (1443), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), Legislative (16), USDA (16), Treasury (15), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), Justice (9), State (9), NPS (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (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), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), Parks Management (1), State Department (1)
Direct (376), Veterans (124), Underserved Communities (76), Families (26), Seniors (19), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Rural (4), Voters (4), Consumers (3), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (414), Child Care (3), Developing Countries (1), Environmental Research (1), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (300), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (1)
Direct (212), 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 (209), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (161), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (148), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Elections (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1895), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), HHS (12), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Foreign (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), State/Local (7), Justice (6), USDA (6), Intelligence (5), Treasury (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), DOJ (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Veterans (2), Border Security (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Federal (1), Health (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (170), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (146), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (131), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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 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
-645
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
-224
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - -76
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- - -89
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
- -87
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- - -54
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - -121
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- - -140
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
- - -5
Transportation - - -1
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- -7
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- -17
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - -22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s4603-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Golden Mussel Eradication and Control Act of 2026

1 clause May 20, 2026
Water Infrastructure Scientific Research Education Environmental Groups

s4599-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Scratch Cooked Meals for Students Act of 2026

1 clause May 20, 2026
Native American Tribes Scientific Research Education Environmental Groups

s4414-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

LIFT AI Act

1 clause Apr 28, 2026
Education

s4320-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Prison Libraries Act of 2026

9 clauses Apr 16, 2026
Health Care Providers Education Law Enforcement

s4319-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Rehabilitation Through Reading Act of 2026

3 clauses Apr 16, 2026
Education Transportation

s3669-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Plant-Powered School Meals Pilot Act

2 clauses Jan 15, 2026
Federal Administration Education Defense Contractors

s3559-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A bill to desginate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".

1 clause Dec 18, 2025
Health Care Providers

s3528-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act

7 clauses Dec 17, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Agricultural Producers

s3464-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Housing BOOM Act

29 clauses Dec 11, 2025
Households Real Estate Development Individuals Housing

sres133-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the local public K–12 schools of the United States and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education.

1 clause Mar 24, 2025
Education

hr9108-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to create a right of public access to certain records relating to the courts of the United States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 23, 2024
Education

hr8556-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that certain telecommunications assistance available to assist school buses is preserved consistent with the Declaratory Ruling in the matter of Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries adopted by the Federal Communications Commission on October 19, 2023 (FCC 23–84; WC Docket No. 13–184), and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 23, 2024
Education

hr6689-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Education to forgive the Federal student loans of borrowers who are enrolled for benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Dec 7, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6251-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a grant program to provide schools with opioid overdose reversal drugs, to direct schools receiving Federal funds to report to certain Federal information systems any distribution of an opioid overdose reversal drug, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 6, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6204-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for a grant program to support access to free eye care services for students attending public elementary schools and secondary schools.

1 clause Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr5815-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Head Start Act to expand and improve participation in Head Start programs, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Sep 28, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

hr5048-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.

90 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Information Technology Environmental Services Foreign Affairs Financial Services

hr4812-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to institutions of higher education to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Federal Administration Education

hr4392-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.

13 clauses Jun 27, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Health Care Providers Law Enforcement

hr4390-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a grant program to provide support for housing navigators who assist individuals in navigating local, State, and Federal housing assistance programs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 27, 2023
Federal Administration Education
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