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Tim Scott

Tim Scott

R SC · Senate

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Defense

-51
Helped 795 Hurt 846 Unclear 560

Finance

-8
Helped 413 Hurt 421 Unclear 159

Healthcare

+66
Helped 356 Hurt 290 Unclear 251

Energy

-42
Helped 218 Hurt 260 Unclear 93

Veterans Affairs

+195
Helped 338 Hurt 143 Unclear 80

Education

-16
Helped 181 Hurt 197 Mixed 1 Unclear 170

Agriculture

+107
Helped 272 Hurt 165 Unclear 102

Housing

+107
Helped 272 Hurt 165 Unclear 13

Transportation

-16
Helped 133 Hurt 149 Unclear 80

Government Operations

+16
Helped 65 Hurt 49 Unclear 241

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Trade

+10
Helped 148 Hurt 138 Unclear 28

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Environment

-59
Helped 74 Hurt 133 Unclear 76

Criminal Justice

+22
Helped 114 Hurt 92 Unclear 13

Foreign Policy

-16
Helped 89 Hurt 105 Unclear 21

Immigration

-113
Helped 30 Hurt 143 Unclear 33

Technology

+15
Helped 91 Hurt 76 Unclear 22

Labor

-32
Helped 49 Hurt 81 Unclear 58

Foreign Affairs

-2
Helped 51 Hurt 53 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

11812 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 (1448), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (5), DHS (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), State/Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1)
Direct (233), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (220), 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 (212), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (171), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (155), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (147), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1233), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (145), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (120), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (76), 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
+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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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres456-118

Cosponsor

Designating November 2023 as National College Application Month.

1 clause
Homeowners Financial Services Education Scientific Research

s2908-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure equal treatment for religious organizations in the Federal provision of social services programs, grantmaking, and contracting, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 18, 2025
Financial Services Health Care Providers

s2562-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote fair and equal treatment by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration with respect to certain firearms industry applicants for assistance, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 31, 2025
Financial Services

sres285-119

Cosponsor Introduced

A resolution designating July 16, 2025, as "Glioblastoma Awareness Day".

1 clause Jun 17, 2025
Financial Services

s1839-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding

2 clauses May 21, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services

s1582-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

GENIUS Act

54 clauses May 1, 2025
Financial Technology Legislative Bodies Public Administration Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets

s1532-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

1 clause Apr 30, 2025
Financial Services

s1544-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Insurance Data Protection Act

3 clauses Apr 30, 2025
Financial Services Defense Contractors

s1458-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit.

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Financial Services

s1053-119

Cosponsor In Committee

FIGHT China Act of 2025

13 clauses Mar 13, 2025
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support Other Financial Investment Activities Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

sjres36-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)".

1 clause Mar 11, 2025
Financial Services Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s645-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act

3 clauses Feb 20, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Transportation

s401-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 4, 2025
Government - FDIC Government - Federal Reserve Payment Processing Banking

s224-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow intangible drilling and development costs to be taken into account when computing adjusted financial statement income.

1 clause Jan 23, 2025
Financial Services

s199-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.

13 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Foreign Government Cross-border Investment Multinational Corporations Tax Administration

s94-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

3 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Transportation

s5648-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the national security of the United States by imposing sanctions with respect to certain persons of the People's Republic of China and prohibiting and requiring notifications with respect to certain investments by United States persons in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Dec 20, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5457-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a portion of general business credit carryforwards to be transferred by certain taxpayers affected by federally declared disasters.

1 clause Dec 9, 2024
Federal Administration Financial Services

s5341-118

Cosponsor Introduced

Making supplemental appropriations for small business disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.

7 clauses Nov 18, 2024
Financial Services

s5332-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To appropriate amounts to the Disaster Loans Program Account, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 14, 2024
Financial Services
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