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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

hr3486-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Passed House

Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025

10 clauses May 19, 2025
Professional Services Government General Public

hr3497-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Medal of Sacrifice Act

5 clauses May 19, 2025
Federal Government - Executive Federal Government - Honors Public Safety

hr3502-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure recovery of taxpayer costs and damages in restraining actions wrongfully brought against the United States.

1 clause May 19, 2025
Labor

hr3401-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Retreaded Tire Jobs, Supply Chain Security and Sustainability Act of 2025

3 clauses May 14, 2025
Manufacturing Government Transportation

hr3392-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a New World screwworm fly rearing facility, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 14, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

hr3353-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act

1 clause May 13, 2025
Criminal Justice Government Corrections

hr3277-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

4 clauses May 8, 2025
Government Healthcare Providers Healthcare Health Insurance

hr3242-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide additional criminal penalties for aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and are convicted of crimes, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 7, 2025
Criminal Justice System

hr3174-119

Cosponsor Passed House

Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act

12 clauses May 1, 2025
Manufacturing Financial Services Government General Public

hr3151-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SHIPS for America Act of 2025

118 clauses May 1, 2025
Defense Shipbuilding Maritime Shipping Higher Education

hr3100-119

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to ensure that businesses and organizations that work with vulnerable populations are able to request background checks for their contractors who work with those populations, as well as for individuals that the businesses or organizations license or certify to provide care for those populations.

0 clauses Apr 30, 2025

hr3059-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act

1 clause Apr 29, 2025
Mining Communities Manufacturing Government

hr3028-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Duty Drawback Clarification Act

2 clauses Apr 24, 2025
Government Alcohol

hr2978-119

Cosponsor Reported

GUARD Act

5 clauses Apr 21, 2025
Federal Government Technology Government Consumer Protection

hr2965-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Passed House

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a small business concern in a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Apr 17, 2025
Small Business Government

hres339-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the Second Amendment’s guarantee that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed, and commending President Trump and his administration as they work to protect Second Amendment freedoms by reviewing and eliminating any of the Biden administration’s infringements on American’s constitutional freedoms.

1 clause Apr 17, 2025
Transportation

hr2968-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To limit the authority of the Small Business Administration to facilitate access to voter registration, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 17, 2025
Financial Services

hr2808-119

Cosponsor Signed into Law

Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act

9 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Consumers Credit Bureaus Government Administration Mortgage Lending

hr2853-119

Cosponsor Reported

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

18 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Labor Manufacturing Criminal Justice Retail

hr2891-119

Cosponsor In Committee

IRA Charitable Rollover Facilitation and Enhancement Act of 2025

1 clause Apr 10, 2025
Government Nonprofits Taxpayers Retirement

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