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Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

R AK · Senate

2025–Present Senate
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Defense

-9
Helped 924 Hurt 933 Unclear 867

Healthcare

+116
Helped 409 Hurt 293 Unclear 301

Weather

-351
Helped 275 Hurt 626 Unclear 3

Energy

+126
Helped 422 Hurt 296 Unclear 125

Finance

-73
Helped 303 Hurt 376 Mixed 1 Unclear 152

Agriculture

+210
Helped 409 Hurt 199 Unclear 112

Veterans Affairs

+220
Helped 381 Hurt 161 Unclear 87

Government Operations

-9
Helped 54 Hurt 63 Unclear 444

Transportation

+72
Helped 242 Hurt 170 Unclear 103

Education

0
Helped 187 Hurt 187 Unclear 128

Environment

-33
Helped 141 Hurt 174 Unclear 106

Criminal Justice

+202
Helped 288 Hurt 86 Unclear 24

Science & Space

+38
Helped 198 Hurt 160 Unclear 19

Foreign Policy

-33
Helped 136 Hurt 169 Mixed 1 Unclear 52

Trade

-4
Helped 159 Hurt 163 Unclear 36

Technology

-9
Helped 147 Hurt 156 Unclear 36

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Housing

+114
Helped 200 Hurt 86 Unclear 13

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-118
Helped 30 Hurt 148 Unclear 43
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14424 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 (1519), Defense (153), Veterans Affairs (117), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (10), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DHS (4), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Weather (4), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), State Department (1)
Direct (256), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (267), 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 (234), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (245), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (180), Child Care (3), Environmental Research (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1825), Defense (120), Veterans Affairs (73), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Weather (9), DHS (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (155), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (127), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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.

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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
+539
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+238
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+29
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
+77
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+34
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +107
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- +142
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - -109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+41
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
+3
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s254-119

Primary Sponsor Signed into Law

ARTIST Act

6 clauses Jan 24, 2025
Retail Trade Nonprofits/Advocacy Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Government

s169-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To assist States in carrying out projects to expand the child care workforce and child care facilities in the States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 21, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s93-119

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 14, 2025
Government Tribal Nations Fisheries And Seafood Industry Utilities

s37-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Jan 8, 2025
General Population Venezuelan Government Political Organizations Government Agency

s9-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Introduced

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

1 clause Jan 7, 2025
Education

s5649-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 21, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

s5544-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reduce the number of student visas available to nationals of the People's Republic of China until China removes certain restrictions on United States students pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities in China and to restrict the types of postsecondary study available to Chinese nationals in the United States to include sensitive topics with potential dual-use military application.

2 clauses Dec 17, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5468-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

168 clauses Dec 10, 2024
Health Care Providers Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5305-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To support and promote the human rights of Southern Mongolians in the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Nov 13, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

s5258-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Education

s5131-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To advance a competitive strategy against the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

98 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Foreign Governments Policy Research Organizations Higher Education Cultural Exchange Programs

s5003-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Sep 10, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Immigration Services Education

s4343-118

Cosponsor Reported

To establish and maintain a coordinated program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that improves wildfire, fire weather, fire risk, and smoke related forecasting, detection, modeling, observations, and service delivery, and to address growing needs in the wildland-urban interface, and for other purposes.

81 clauses May 15, 2024
Law Enforcement Federal Government Technology Research and Development

s4191-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Commerce to create regional wildland fire research centers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 18, 2024
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

s3943-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 14, 2024
Telecommunications Colleges and Universities Federal Government Computer Systems Design

sres386-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating October 4, 2023, as National Energy Appreciation Day to celebrate the people who work to power the United States and the economy of the United States and to build awareness of the important role that the energy producers of the United States play in reducing poverty, strengthening national security, and improving the quality of life for people around the world.

1 clause Sep 29, 2023
Defense Contractors

s2903-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend education grant programs for Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 21, 2023
Education

s2826-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prevent energy poverty and ensure that at-risk communities have access to affordable energy.

4 clauses Sep 14, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production Education

s2736-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To clarify that section 8526(7) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 does not apply with respect to the use of funds for sports clubs, teams, training, or related activities provided for students.

1 clause Sep 7, 2023
Education

s2581-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

12 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Nonprofit Organizations Forestry Public Education Federal Government

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