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Austin Scott

Austin Scott

R GA-8 · House

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Defense

-96
Helped 1300 Hurt 1396 Unclear 1112

Finance

+71
Helped 648 Hurt 577 Mixed 8 Unclear 305

Healthcare

+228
Helped 570 Hurt 342 Unclear 330

Transportation

+140
Helped 545 Hurt 405 Unclear 83

Energy

-37
Helped 324 Hurt 361 Mixed 3 Unclear 167

Education

-6
Helped 283 Hurt 289 Unclear 196

Agriculture

+143
Helped 316 Hurt 173 Unclear 168

Veterans Affairs

+266
Helped 417 Hurt 151 Unclear 88

Aviation

-418
Helped 63 Hurt 481 Unclear 88

Criminal Justice

-42
Helped 241 Hurt 283 Mixed 4 Unclear 47

Trade

+45
Helped 211 Hurt 166 Mixed 2 Unclear 37

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Immigration

-182
Helped 56 Hurt 238 Mixed 5 Unclear 43

Government Operations

+2
Helped 71 Hurt 69 Unclear 201

Technology

+68
Helped 190 Hurt 122 Unclear 28

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Environment

-72
Helped 72 Hurt 144 Unclear 70

Housing

+119
Helped 182 Hurt 63 Unclear 32

Appropriations

+45
Helped 133 Hurt 88 Unclear 14

Government

-75
Helped 1 Hurt 76 Unclear 139
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18432 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 (1851), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (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), 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), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (570), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (392), 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 (322), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (229), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (180), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2485), 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), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), Banking Regulation (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Foreign Affairs (1), Immigration Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (461), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (352), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (237), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (168), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (138), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+253
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+364
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
+124
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
- +53
Cryptocurrency +59
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +20
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+15
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)
- +123
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+12
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+127
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr4582-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the use of Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants to purchase life-saving opioid antagonists for schools and to provide related training and education to students and teachers, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 12, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr4587-118

Cosponsor Reported

To provide that the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not issue an interim or final rule that includes an area closure in the South Atlantic for species managed under the Snapper-Grouper Fishery Management Plan until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study is complete and the data related to that study is integrated into the stock assessment.

5 clauses Jul 12, 2023
Agricultural Producers

hr4563-118

Cosponsor Reported

To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes.

341 clauses Jul 11, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

hr4398-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit certain Federal activity with respect to the promotion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month and the display of flags representing sexual orientation or gender identity on Federal property or grounds, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 30, 2023
Education

hres549-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a vital part of the ecology of Georgia and should be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

0 clauses Jun 23, 2023

hr4127-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish an exception to certain payment limitations in the case of person or legal entity that derives income from agriculture, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 14, 2023
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration

hr3952-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To limit the flags that may be flown over a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

0 clauses Jun 9, 2023

hr3944-118

Cosponsor Reported

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office.

1 clause Jun 9, 2023
Postal Service Military Families Local Communities

hr3433-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.

46 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3175-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require agencies to repeal existing regulations before issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 10, 2023
Federal Government Native American Tribes

hr734-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

14 clauses Apr 25, 2023
Student Athletes Civil Liberties Education Federal Government

hr2826-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

1 clause Apr 25, 2023
Business Consumers Federal Government

hr2700-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reform the labor laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Regulated Industries Federal Government Lobbying Business

hr2365-118

Cosponsor Reported

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent, diagnose, treat, and cure Parkinson’s, to be known as the National Parkinson’s Project, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr2380-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 29, 2023
Telecommunications Homeowners Federal Government Law Enforcement

hres252-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the violent Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, Georgia.

0 clauses Mar 24, 2023

hres237-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the importance of stepped-up basis under section 1014 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in preserving family-owned farms and small businesses.

1 clause Mar 21, 2023
Business Foreign Businesses Agriculture Native American Tribes

hres235-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of March 21, 2023, as National Agriculture Day and celebrating the importance of agriculture as one of the most impactful industries in the United States.

1 clause Mar 21, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Agriculture

hr1586-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities.

7 clauses Mar 14, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Agriculture Federal Government Native American Tribes

hr1546-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of funds to implement any obligations of the United States under the World Health Organization’s Global Pandemic Treaty.

1 clause Mar 10, 2023
Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

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