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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

s997-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

11 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Federal Government Administration General Public Labor Unions Transportation Security

s871-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Hawaii Native Species Conservation and Recovery Act of 2025

4 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

sres83-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A resolution designating February 2025 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "'Ōlelo Hawai'i Month".

1 clause Feb 19, 2025
Transportation

s613-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025

1 clause Feb 18, 2025
Weather Services Government Agriculture Emergency Management

s612-119

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 18, 2025
Tourism General Public Tribal Government Government Administration

s590-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Improving Flood and Agricultural Forecasts Act of 2025

1 clause Feb 13, 2025
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s278-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Kids Off Social Media Act

8 clauses Jan 28, 2025
Social Media Children Technology Users Families

sres37-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the people of the United States should have continuous access to timely, up-to-date, and accurate health information.

1 clause Jan 24, 2025

s126-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

FAIR Act

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Labor

s5635-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 with respect to the Department of Energy Tribal loan guarantee program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 19, 2024
Energy Production

s5629-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To support marine carbon dioxide removal activities, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Dec 19, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Federal Administration Energy Production

s5480-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To repeal the debt ceiling, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 11, 2024
Federal Administration Financial Services

sres897-118

Primary Sponsor

Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.

1 clause Nov 19, 2024
Civil Rights Advocacy

sres857-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

0 clauses Sep 25, 2024

sres840-118

Primary Sponsor

Supporting the designation of the week of September 15 through September 21, 2024, as Telehealth Awareness Week.

0 clauses Sep 23, 2024

s5017-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve the retirement security of American families by increasing Social Security benefits for current and future beneficiaries while making Social Security stronger for future generations.

9 clauses Sep 11, 2024
Labor Health Care Providers Environmental Services Housing

s4901-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain the National Mesonet Program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 31, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s4886-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act to modify the program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native culture and arts development, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 31, 2024
Federal Administration

s4796-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

124 clauses Jul 25, 2024
State Government Construction Professional Services Workers

s4395-118

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 23, 2024

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