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John Thune

John Thune

R SD · Senate

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Defense

-77
Helped 763 Hurt 840 Unclear 548

Healthcare

+77
Helped 399 Hurt 322 Unclear 207

Finance

-80
Helped 244 Hurt 324 Unclear 104

Agriculture

+118
Helped 327 Hurt 209 Unclear 106

Energy

-53
Helped 224 Hurt 277 Unclear 99

Veterans Affairs

+183
Helped 338 Hurt 155 Unclear 86

Education

-9
Helped 156 Hurt 165 Mixed 1 Unclear 80

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Technology

-50
Helped 114 Hurt 164 Unclear 39

Government Operations

-2
Helped 65 Hurt 67 Unclear 182

Environment

-35
Helped 99 Hurt 134 Unclear 63

Transportation

-58
Helped 83 Hurt 141 Unclear 66

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Trade

-5
Helped 128 Hurt 133 Unclear 26

Housing

+70
Helped 166 Hurt 96 Unclear 13

Immigration

-129
Helped 38 Hurt 167 Unclear 32

Criminal Justice

+7
Helped 102 Hurt 95 Unclear 11

Foreign Policy

-9
Helped 82 Hurt 91 Unclear 21

Labor

-17
Helped 42 Hurt 59 Unclear 44

Foreign Affairs

-9
Helped 51 Hurt 60 Unclear 32
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

11373 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 (1325), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (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), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1)
Direct (246), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (252), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (211), 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 (195), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (160), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (155), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1092), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Homeland Security (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Scientific Research (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (152), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (145), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (77), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)

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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
+595
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+234
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+60
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+35
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
+71
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)
+3
Transportation +5
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

s1294-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for payment rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.

1 clause Apr 26, 2023
Transportation Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Agriculture

s1185-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 18, 2023
Environmental Groups Water Infrastructure Federal Government Agriculture

s1077-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a home-based telemental health care demonstration program for purposes of increasing mental health and substance use services in rural medically underserved populations and for individuals in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.

3 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Agriculture Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s997-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production.

1 clause Mar 28, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Water Infrastructure Federal Government

sres120-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating March 23, 2023, as National Women in Agriculture Day.

1 clause Mar 23, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Agriculture

s808-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction projects on certain National Forest System land, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Native American Tribes Agriculture Water Infrastructure Environmental Groups

s734-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To enhance the participation of precision agriculture in the United States, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Agriculture Water Infrastructure Oil & Gas Environmental Groups

s732-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national biochar research network, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Agriculture Oil & Gas Education Federal Government

s665-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 6, 2023
Agriculture Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s629-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide the President with authority to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Consumers Agriculture Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups

s555-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Agriculture Natural Gas Water Infrastructure Environmental Groups

s415-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide reliable and evidence-based food and energy security.

3 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Electric Utilities Federal Government Business Financial Services

s354-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to support small and very small meat and poultry processing establishments, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Consumers Agriculture Federal Government Business

s174-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Water Infrastructure Federal Government Agriculture Natural Gas

s168-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
National Security Agriculture Scientific Research Federal Government

s130-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to reauthorize and improve the ReConnect loan and grant program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Electric Utilities Agriculture Telecommunications Financial Services

s98-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to improve agricultural productivity, profitability, resilience, and ecological outcomes through modernized data infrastructure and analysis, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 26, 2023
Agriculture Oil & Gas Education Federal Government

s70-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 25, 2023
Agriculture Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government

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