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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

s2699-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To combat the fentanyl crisis.

7 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Labor

s2629-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for fiscal accountability, to require institutions of higher education to publish information regarding student success, to provide for school accountability for student loans, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s2700-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to require investment advisers for passively managed funds to arrange for pass-through voting of proxies for certain securities, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Environmental Services

s2683-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish requirements for purchasing certain generic drugs from manufacturers who produce the drug domestically.

10 clauses Jul 27, 2023
State Government - Health Healthcare Consumers Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Federal Government - HHS

s2580-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control.

1 clause Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2531-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve the communications between social media platforms and law enforcement agencies, to establish the Federal Trade Commission Platform Safety Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Information Technology Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s2516-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

s2467-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English Language Acquisition grants.

1 clause Jul 25, 2023
Education

sres309-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States and designating July 2023 as National Blueberry Month.

0 clauses Jul 25, 2023

s2442-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility to certain short-term workforce programs.

5 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s2411-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To place further congressional oversight on any quantitative easing or tightening programs or any emergency lending programs of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to require reports to Congress relating to those programs, to require congressional approval of the extension of those programs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 20, 2023
Financial Services

s2415-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Healthcare Quality Organizations Hospitals General Public Physicians

s2430-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 to exclude certain air emissions from emergency notification requirements, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 20, 2023
Environmental Services

s2409-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To limit purchases of the Federal reserve banks, to require Generally Accepted Accounting Principles standards, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Financial Services Health Care Providers

s2410-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To limit the total assets of Federal reserve banks, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 20, 2023
Financial Services

s2367-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To improve border security through regular assessments and evaluations of the Checkpoint Program Management Office and effective training of U.S. Border Patrol agents regarding drug seizures.

13 clauses Jul 19, 2023
Federal Government - Intelligence Security Systems Services Health Care Providers Federal Government - Law Enforcement

s2314-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require providers of interactive computer services to publicly disclose information relating to requests or recommendations made by government entities to moderate content, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 13, 2023
Defense Contractors

s2296-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To cancel recent changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to the up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 13, 2023
Financial Services

sres295-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing solidarity with the Cuban people in demanding freedom and human rights, and commending their courage in the wake of the July 11, 2021, protests.

1 clause Jul 13, 2023

s2282-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to specify requirements concerning the consideration of pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jul 12, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Services

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