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Derek Schmidt

Derek Schmidt

R KS-2 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 2)
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Defense

+278
Helped 1420 Hurt 1142 Unclear 846

Finance

+317
Helped 943 Hurt 626 Mixed 4 Unclear 302

Healthcare

+279
Helped 620 Hurt 341 Unclear 269

Transportation

+208
Helped 449 Hurt 241 Unclear 202

Energy

-44
Helped 336 Hurt 380 Mixed 3 Unclear 155

Education

+136
Helped 396 Hurt 260 Unclear 166

Criminal Justice

-53
Helped 317 Hurt 370 Mixed 4 Unclear 94

Trade

-22
Helped 263 Hurt 285 Mixed 2 Unclear 176

Agriculture

+134
Helped 348 Hurt 214 Mixed 9 Unclear 131

Veterans Affairs

+259
Helped 423 Hurt 164 Unclear 98

Maritime

-480
Helped 20 Hurt 500 Unclear 17

Immigration

-214
Helped 104 Hurt 318 Mixed 4 Unclear 45

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Housing

+47
Helped 181 Hurt 134 Unclear 32

Technology

+43
Helped 175 Hurt 132 Unclear 38

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Appropriations

+45
Helped 141 Hurt 96 Unclear 14

Environment

-84
Helped 53 Hurt 137 Unclear 49

Social Welfare

+105
Helped 158 Hurt 53 Unclear 28

Labor

-4
Helped 83 Hurt 87 Unclear 55
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

20135 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 (1846), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (534), Veterans (121), Military Families (18), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (384), 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 (347), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (358), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2726), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Executive (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Honors (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (237), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (244), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (243), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (179), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (174), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (173), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+279
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+374
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+124
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +157
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- +49
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +20
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+41
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- +24
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +123
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+18
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+127
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr879-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025

0 clauses Jan 31, 2025

hr842-119

Cosponsor Reported

Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

1 clause Jan 31, 2025
Government Healthcare

hr740-119

Cosponsor Reported

Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

11 clauses Jan 28, 2025
Veterans Affairs Telecommunications Healthcare Administration Government

hres70-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.

1 clause Jan 28, 2025
Immigration Services

hr710-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Regulation Decimation Act

1 clause Jan 23, 2025
Small Business Government State & Local Government General Public

hr703-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.

2 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Small Business Professional Services Accounting & Tax Services Real Estate

hr643-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jan 23, 2025

hr696-119

Cosponsor In Committee

End Unaccountable Amnesty Act

5 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Social Services Professional Services Foreign Entities Government

hr624-119

Cosponsor In Committee

RIFLE Act of 2025

6 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Non-Profit Institutions Retail Financial Services Government

hr637-119

Cosponsor In Committee

911 SAVES Act

3 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Labor Government State & Local Government Law Enforcement

hjres28-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

0 clauses Jan 22, 2025

hr7-119

Cosponsor In Committee

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

14 clauses Jan 22, 2025
State and Local Government Insurance Carriers General Public Ambulatory Health Care Services

hr578-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 21, 2025
Federal Administration Transportation

hr597-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 21, 2025
Pet Food Industry Food and Drug Administration

hr569-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 21, 2025
State Government Citizenship Immigration Military

hr587-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act.

0 clauses Jan 21, 2025

hr516-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

1 clause Jan 16, 2025
Transportation Government Railroads Taxpayers

hr551-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 235(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols.

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025

hr511-119

Cosponsor In Committee

AMERICANS Act

2 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Defense Military Taxpayers

hr478-119

Cosponsor Reported

Promoting New Bank Formation Act

20 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Government Finance Agriculture

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