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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

s1590-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from qualified tuition programs for certain aviation maintenance and commercial pilot courses.

1 clause May 5, 2025
Education

s1545-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repeatedly damaged by floods, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 30, 2025
Environmental Services

s1465-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2025

2 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production

s1452-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A bill to extend certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950.

0 clauses Apr 10, 2025

s1182-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act

1 clause Mar 27, 2025
Education

s883-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025

2 clauses Mar 6, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production

s875-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

FIRM Act

12 clauses Mar 6, 2025
Credit Unions Government Business Banking

s735-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Sickle Cell Disease and Other Heritable Blood Disorders Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2025

1 clause Feb 26, 2025
Health Care Providers

sjres24-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".

0 clauses Feb 25, 2025

s628-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To suspend the entry of covered aliens in response to the fentanyl public health crisis.

2 clauses Feb 19, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s558-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the consideration of a definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 13, 2025
Higher Education General Public Advocacy Organizations Education

sjres18-119

Primary Sponsor Signed into Law

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".

0 clauses Feb 13, 2025

s505-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024.

1 clause Feb 11, 2025
Transportation

s487-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 6, 2025
Federal Administration Education Defense Contractors

s481-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reprogram all remaining unobligated funds from the IRS enforcement account.

4 clauses Feb 6, 2025
Trade Health Care Providers Environmental Services Federal Administration

sres58-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

3 clauses Feb 5, 2025
Financial Services Environmental Services

s371-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

To require certain reports on small business disaster assistance to be published on the website of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 3, 2025
Small Business Government Government Oversight

s363-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to foreign governments that resist efforts to repatriate their citizens who have unlawfully entered the United States and foreign governments and foreign persons that knowingly facilitate unlawful immigration into the United States, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 3, 2025
Transnational Criminal Organizations Government - Treasury Government - DHS Foreign Governments

sres44-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A resolution designating the week of January 26 through February 1, 2025, as "National School Choice Week".

1 clause Jan 29, 2025
Education

s204-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children as a fundamental right.

4 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Health Care Providers

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