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Rick Scott

Rick Scott

R FL · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 Senate
2021–2023 Senate
2019–2021 Senate
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Defense

-8
Helped 896 Hurt 904 Unclear 747

Healthcare

+22
Helped 375 Hurt 353 Unclear 322

Finance

-112
Helped 307 Hurt 419 Mixed 1 Unclear 243

Education

-79
Helped 207 Hurt 286 Mixed 2 Unclear 194

Veterans Affairs

+218
Helped 392 Hurt 174 Unclear 99

Energy

-64
Helped 239 Hurt 303 Unclear 121

Agriculture

+104
Helped 308 Hurt 204 Unclear 120

Government Operations

-27
Helped 66 Hurt 93 Unclear 436

Transportation

+7
Helped 173 Hurt 166 Unclear 124

Foreign Policy

-25
Helped 177 Hurt 202 Mixed 2 Unclear 78

Trade

-4
Helped 168 Hurt 172 Unclear 40

Environment

-42
Helped 112 Hurt 154 Unclear 112

Criminal Justice

+31
Helped 174 Hurt 143 Unclear 27

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Housing

+87
Helped 196 Hurt 109 Unclear 15

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Technology

-34
Helped 98 Hurt 132 Unclear 39

Immigration

-130
Helped 36 Hurt 166 Unclear 60

Foreign Affairs

-28
Helped 82 Hurt 110 Unclear 31

Regulated Industries

-71
Helped 29 Hurt 100 Unclear 61
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13574 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 (1434), Veterans Affairs (116), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Legislative (18), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (14), Agriculture (12), Treasury (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), Foreign Affairs (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Legislative Branch (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), U.S. Federal (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), Monetary (1), National Security (1), OPM (1), Regulatory (1), State Department (1)
Direct (301), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (278), 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 (211), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (201), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (156), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (157), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1598), Veterans Affairs (72), Defense (65), EPA (22), Law Enforcement (14), Regulatory (14), Education (12), HHS (12), NPS (11), VA (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), U.S. Federal (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), DHS (4), Intelligence (4), Legislative (4), Treasury/IRS (4), Commerce (3), Congress (3), Executive (3), Homeland Security (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Defense Acquisition (2), DoD (2), Executive Branch (2), Executive Office (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), State (2), State Department (2), All (1), Coast Guard (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Judicial (1), Judiciary (1), Monetary (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), ODNI (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Tax (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (152), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (139), 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.

Analysis coverage
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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
+541
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+240
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
+75
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)
+39
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

s49-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 9, 2025
Health Care Providers

sres19-119

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter and commending President Jimmy Carter for his life-long career of public service, humanitarian leadership, diplomacy, and courageous advocacy.

0 clauses Jan 9, 2025

s38-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to penalize false communications to cause an emergency response, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 9, 2025
Health Care Providers

s30-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require each agency to repeal 3 existing regulations before issuing a new regulation, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 8, 2025
Immigration Services Transportation

s35-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create an above the line deduction for certain homeowners insurance premiums.

3 clauses Jan 8, 2025
Financial Services

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

s36-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect the seniors of the United States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 8, 2025
Health Care Providers

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

s29-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To make daylight saving time permanent, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 7, 2025
Federal Administration

s5-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Signed into Law

Laken Riley Act

2 clauses Jan 6, 2025
Government Administration Corrections & Detention General Public

s5646-118

Cosponsor Introduced

Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.

2 clauses Dec 20, 2024
Defense Contractors

s5608-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reduce the size of the Federal workforce through attrition, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 19, 2024
Health Care Providers

s5633-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish Medicare flex fund accounts and for other purposes.

8 clauses Dec 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5572-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from procuring certain foreign-made batteries, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 17, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5550-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase “Duty, Honor, Country”.

2 clauses Dec 17, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5571-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that knowingly engage in significant operations in the defense and related materiel sector or the surveillance technology sector of the economy of the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Dec 17, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5564-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To increase the rate of duty on garlic originating from the People’s Republic of China.

4 clauses Dec 17, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Labor Energy Production

s5547-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to verify certain eligibility criteria for individuals enrolled for medical assistance quarterly, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 17, 2024
Health Care Providers

sres925-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.

0 clauses Dec 10, 2024

sres921-118

Primary Sponsor

Remembering the December 6, 2019, terrorist attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola and commemorating those who lost their lives, and those who were injured, in the line of duty.

1 clause Dec 3, 2024

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