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Brian Schatz

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D HI · Senate

2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 Senate

2013–2015 Senate

2012–2013 Senate

125

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

Government 2162 P·131 C·335 Y·1359 N·1693 w:31.8

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)

General Public 627 P·20 C·244 Y·349 N·361 w:19.2

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)

Agriculture 304 P·17 C·132 Y·151 N·155 w:13.3

Direct (296), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Transportation 292 P·62 C·155 Y·43 N·75 w:14.3

Healthcare 271 P·23 C·49 Y·189 N·198 w:4.6

Direct (233), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Mental Health (2)

Education 246 P·16 C·87 Y·124 N·140 w:14.6

Direct (239), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1)

Military 231 C·7 Y·109 N·224 w:0.9

Direct (230), Families (1)

Defense 229 P·4 C·1 Y·108 N·224 w:1.1

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)

Research & Science 208 P·26 C·123 Y·46 N·52 w:14.4

Direct (207), Defense (1)

Weather Services 175 P·3 C·172 w:2.3

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2574 P·204 C·1341 Y·770 N·1025 w:76.5

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)

General Public 192 P·9 C·52 Y·119 N·130 w:11.8

Direct (170), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

Financial Services 187 P·23 C·110 Y·50 N·54 w:13.8

Direct (186), Transgender Individuals (1)

Taxpayers 179 C·94 Y·85 N·85 w:1.3

Defense 163 P·5 C·10 Y·54 N·148 w:1.2

Direct (159), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Education 143 P·16 C·38 Y·86 N·88 w:9.8

State & Local Government 138 P·7 C·75 Y·54 N·56 w:3.4

Direct (133), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2)

Military 135 Y·53 N·135 w:-0.3

Direct (134), Space Force (1)

Transportation 133 P·21 C·38 Y·44 N·74 w:13.3

Healthcare 132 P·3 C·19 Y·98 N·110 w:3.3

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 Burdens

O+ Opposed Benefits

O- Opposed Burdens

Industry	S+	S-	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

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor

All Industries Agriculture Defense Education Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Military Research & Science Transportation

sres224-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.

1 clause May 13, 2025

Foreign Allies General Public

sres220-119

Cosponsor Introduced

A resolution designating the week of May 11 through May 17, 2025, as "National Police Week".

1 clause May 13, 2025

sres218-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Condemning any acceptance of Presidential aircraft, or any other substantial gift, from a foreign government.

0 clauses May 13, 2025

sres214-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing the significance of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States.

1 clause May 8, 2025

Transportation

s1705-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Chip Security Act

3 clauses May 8, 2025

Financial Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres208-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as "National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day".

1 clause May 8, 2025

Health Care Providers

s1699-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Artificial Intelligence Public Awareness and Education Campaign Act

1 clause May 8, 2025

Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1650-119

Cosponsor In Committee

VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

0 clauses May 7, 2025

s1624-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii.

0 clauses May 6, 2025

sres204-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A resolution recognizing escalating threats to freedom of the press and freedom of speech worldwide, including increasing harm to journalists reporting in conflict zones and under repressive regimes, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in upholding democracy, fostering economic prosperity, and keeping the public informed, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in supporting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of "World Press Freedom Day" on May 3, 2025.

1 clause May 5, 2025

sres200-119

Cosponsor Introduced

A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls".

1 clause May 5, 2025

Environmental Services