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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

s3312-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To provide a framework for artificial intelligence innovation and accountability, and for other purposes.

32 clauses Nov 15, 2023
Technology Companies General Public Internet Services Federal Government

sres462-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Emphasizing the urgency of responding to attacks in Israel and the greater region from the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 14, 2023
Defense Contractors

s3267-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as the First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building.

0 clauses Nov 9, 2023

s3227-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an alternative manner of furnishing certain health insurance coverage statements to individuals.

1 clause Nov 6, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3204-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to streamline and improve the employer reporting process relating to health insurance coverage and to protect dependent privacy.

5 clauses Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3202-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an alternative manner of furnishing certain health insurance coverage statements to individuals.

1 clause Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3224-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To codify Internal Revenue Service guidance relating to treatment of certain services and items for chronic conditions as meeting the preventive care deductible safe harbor for purposes of high deductible health plans in connection with health savings accounts.

0 clauses Nov 2, 2023

s3211-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance our Nation’s nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas.

1 clause Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3162-118

Cosponsor Reported

To improve the requirement for the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish testbeds to support the development and testing of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems and to improve interagency coordination in development of such testbeds, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Oct 30, 2023
Research & Development Software Development Federal Government Defense Contractors

s3154-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve the effectiveness of tribal child support enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 26, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3130-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes.

35 clauses Oct 25, 2023
State Government Healthcare Practitioners Federal Government Healthcare Services

sres426-118

Cosponsor

Designating November 4, 2023, as National Bison Day.

1 clause Oct 24, 2023
Federal Administration

sres417-118

Cosponsor

Standing with Israel against terrorism.

1 clause Oct 19, 2023

sres420-118

Cosponsor

Designating Betty K. Koed as Historian Emerita of the United States Senate.

0 clauses Oct 19, 2023

s3098-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make permanent the Medicaid option to remove the IMD exclusion to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in an institution for mental diseases.

1 clause Oct 19, 2023
Health Care Providers

sres408-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 17, 2023

s3055-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to update the modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse gas assessments for approved fuel pathways under the Renewable Fuel Standard, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 17, 2023
Energy Production

sres406-118

Cosponsor

To honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, former Senator for the State of Iowa.

0 clauses Oct 16, 2023

sres400-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein, the late Senator for the State of California.

0 clauses Oct 4, 2023

s3028-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To continue in effect certain Executive orders imposing sanctions with respect to Iran, to prevent the waiver of certain sanctions imposed by the United States with respect to Iran until the Government of Iran ceases to attempt to assassinate United States officials, other United States citizens, and Iranian nationals residing in the United States, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Oct 4, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Foreign Affairs Energy Production

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