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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

s3422-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a carbon border adjustment based on carbon intensity, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Dec 6, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production Transportation

s3231-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status, and for other purposes.

30 clauses Nov 6, 2023
Government Administration Financial Services Mining Federal Government

s3212-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require licenses to acquire or receive firearms, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Nov 2, 2023
Transportation Health Care Providers

sres419-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating October 23, 2023, as National Marine Sanctuary Day.

1 clause Oct 19, 2023
Transportation

sres382-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the month of October 2023 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.

1 clause Sep 28, 2023
Transportation

s2892-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Sep 21, 2023
Labor Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

s2440-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an interagency task force on employer surveillance and workplace technologies, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation

s2344-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

213 clauses Jul 18, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Immigration Services Environmental Services

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
Electronic Shopping Retail Trade Ambulatory Health Care Social Assistance

s1677-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.

5 clauses May 18, 2023
Immigration Services Transportation Environmental Services

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
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Education Agriculture

s1409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the safety of children on the internet.

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

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
Education Regulated Industries Federal Government Native American Tribes

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
Foreign Businesses Healthcare Consumers Immigrant Communities Federal Government

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
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Agriculture Lobbying

s737-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the tax subsidy for employer efforts to influence their workers’ exercise of their rights around labor organizations and engaging in collective action.

5 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Telecommunications Transportation Federal Government Lobbying

s561-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for cash refunds for canceled airline flights and tickets.

3 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Transportation Environmental Groups Federal Government Airlines

s567-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Feb 28, 2023
All Industries Civic Organizations Transportation and Warehousing General Public

s272-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Office of High-Risk AFO Disaster Mitigation and Enforcement in the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

21 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Colleges and Universities Animal Production Scientific Research Federal Government

s100-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 26, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Energy Production Education Federal Government

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