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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

hr4145-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act of 2025

1 clause Jun 25, 2025
Judiciary Government Veterans Legal Services

hr4101-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2025

3 clauses Jun 24, 2025
Government Healthcare Providers Healthcare Health Insurance

hr4091-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require adequate traceability for expenditures by the Federal Government.

2 clauses Jun 24, 2025
Government Government Agencies

hr4112-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for additional time for Congress to disapprove of rules.

1 clause Jun 24, 2025
Transportation

hr4081-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Foreign Adversary Federal Offense Act of 2025

2 clauses Jun 23, 2025
Infrastructure Criminal Defendants Business Judiciary

hr4085-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act

22 clauses Jun 23, 2025
Education Workers Tribal Government Education Government

hr4032-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025

1 clause Jun 17, 2025
Consumers Broadband Telecommunications Technology

hr3926-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To consider, for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, that officers, officials, representatives, spokespersons, and members of Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, Palestine Islamic Jihad, and ISIS, and individuals who endorse or espouse terrorist activities conducted by such organizations are engaged in terrorist activity.

0 clauses Jun 11, 2025

hr3921-119

Cosponsor In Committee

STOP CSAM Act of 2025

6 clauses Jun 11, 2025
Child Protection Crime Victims Families Technology

hr3861-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

1 clause Jun 10, 2025
State Government Immigration Congress Local Government

hr3881-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

3 clauses Jun 10, 2025
State Government Local Government Immigration Enforcement Public Safety

hr3825-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require providers of a covered service to provide location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user of such service to an investigative or law enforcement officer or an employee or other agent of a public safety answering point in an emergency situation involving risk of death or serious physical harm or in order to respond to the user’s call for emergency services.

1 clause Jun 6, 2025
Labor

hres483-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the 250th birthday of the United States Army.

0 clauses Jun 6, 2025

hr3699-119

Cosponsor Reported

Energy Choice Act

5 clauses Jun 4, 2025
Manufacturing Government Energy Environment

hr3725-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act

2 clauses Jun 4, 2025
State Government Immigration Congress Judiciary

hr3732-119

Cosponsor In Committee

BARK Act of 2025

1 clause Jun 4, 2025
State Government Consumer Assistance Nonprofits Pet Products

hr3608-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Connor’s Law

1 clause May 23, 2025
Trucking Logistics Transportation Transportation Safety

hr3585-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2025

2 clauses May 23, 2025
Small Business Tribal Affairs Nonprofits Economic Development

hr3514-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

1 clause May 20, 2025
Health IT Health Insurance Government Health Care

hr3526-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Uplifting First-Time Homebuyers Act of 2025

1 clause May 20, 2025
Real Estate Mortgage Lending Housing Government

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