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Brian Schatz

Brian Schatz

D HI · Senate

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Defense

-63
Helped 798 Hurt 861 Mixed 3 Unclear 574

Healthcare

+158
Helped 485 Hurt 327 Mixed 2 Unclear 496

Finance

-70
Helped 392 Hurt 462 Unclear 208

Weather

-349
Helped 279 Hurt 628 Unclear 3

Agriculture

+232
Helped 488 Hurt 256 Unclear 131

Energy

+154
Helped 432 Hurt 278 Unclear 136

Education

-35
Helped 249 Hurt 284 Unclear 221

Government Operations

-32
Helped 68 Hurt 100 Unclear 500

Transportation

+120
Helped 302 Hurt 182 Unclear 165

Veterans Affairs

+188
Helped 340 Hurt 152 Unclear 81

Appropriations

+109
Helped 319 Hurt 210 Unclear 22

Criminal Justice

+202
Helped 335 Hurt 133 Unclear 18

Technology

-1
Helped 195 Hurt 196 Unclear 72

Environment

-16
Helped 143 Hurt 159 Unclear 156

Trade

-59
Helped 173 Hurt 232 Unclear 43

Labor

+66
Helped 197 Hurt 131 Unclear 107

Housing

+114
Helped 239 Hurt 125 Unclear 15

Science & Space

+61
Helped 206 Hurt 145 Unclear 17

Immigration

-122
Helped 41 Hurt 163 Unclear 87

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

16518 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 (1640), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (95), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), VA (19), Legislative (18), Executive (17), USDA (16), State (14), Treasury (14), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), State/Local (4), Weather (4), DHS (3), HHS (3), Immigration (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), NOAA (1)
Direct (467), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (296), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (233), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Mental Health (2)
Direct (239), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1)
Direct (216), 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)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2138), Defense (70), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (35), EPA (22), State (16), Child Welfare (15), Federal (12), State/Local (12), NPS (11), FDA (9), Foreign (9), HHS (9), Immigration (9), Weather (9), Agriculture (8), Education (8), VA (8), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (6), Executive (5), Border Security (4), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), Treasury (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Federal Reserve (3), Health (3), Independent Agencies (3), Intelligence (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), SSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (170), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (159), 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), Mental Health (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
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
-583
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+40
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)
- -85
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
+51
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-40
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-3
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-104
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+1
Transportation - +23
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- -25
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

s2176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Mental Health Services Consumers Religious Organizations

s5-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Ambulatory Health Care General Public Social Assistance Electronic Shopping

s2016-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Community Health Centers Federal Government Tribal Healthcare

s1606-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

45 clauses May 15, 2023
Agriculture Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1534-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare program to account for certain unique circumstances.

1 clause May 10, 2023
Healthcare Consumers

s1409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the safety of children on the internet.

28 clauses May 2, 2023
Consumers Scientific Research Homeowners Federal Government

s1376-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

3 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Homeowners Education Federal Government Veterans

s1354-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families.

28 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Education Federal Government

s1271-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, and for other purposes.

65 clauses Apr 25, 2023
National Security Immigrant Communities Foreign Businesses Federal Government

s1204-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with a physician of the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized by a State or Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Native American Tribes Education Federal Government Veterans

s1176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 18, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s1098-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Lobbying Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s1140-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the designation of general surgery shortage areas, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Agriculture Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1026-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

1 clause Mar 29, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Scientific Research

s919-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice and civil rights, and for other purposes.

33 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Education Environmental Groups Federal Government Energy Production

s929-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of Federal foreign assistance funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s700-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.

5 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Consumers Agriculture Federal Government Lobbying

s792-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to provide certain Federal public benefits to citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau who are lawfully residing in the United States if they are otherwise qualified, consistent with section 141 of the Compacts of Free Association.

1 clause Mar 14, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s744-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use.

3 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Telecommunications Federal Government Business Financial Services

s701-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.

8 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

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