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Jon Tester

Jon Tester

D MT · Senate

2023–2025 Senate
2021–2023 Senate
2019–2021 Senate
2017–2019 Senate
2015–2017 Senate
2013–2015 Senate
2011–2013 Senate
2009–2011 Senate
2007–2009 Senate

Healthcare

+13
Helped 111 Hurt 98 Unclear 165

Government Operations

-25
Helped 12 Hurt 37 Unclear 266

Environment

0
Helped 102 Hurt 102 Unclear 80

Defense

+11
Helped 35 Hurt 24 Unclear 210

Veterans Affairs

-5
Helped 128 Hurt 133 Unclear 6

Finance

+7
Helped 69 Hurt 62 Unclear 47

Veterans

-131
Helped 8 Hurt 139 Unclear 26

Elections

-9
Helped 64 Hurt 73 Unclear 12

National Security

-22
Helped 49 Hurt 71 Unclear 12

Transportation

+14
Helped 32 Hurt 18 Unclear 74

Education

-7
Helped 33 Hurt 40 Unclear 51

Appropriations

-4
Helped 47 Hurt 51 Unclear 2

Agriculture

+2
Helped 41 Hurt 39 Unclear 11

Technology

+1
Helped 33 Hurt 32 Unclear 21

Civil Rights

+8
Helped 30 Hurt 22 Unclear 22

Criminal Justice

-17
Helped 24 Hurt 41 Unclear 6

Trade

+8
Helped 34 Hurt 26 Unclear 3

Foreign Policy

+1
Helped 27 Hurt 26 Unclear 10

Housing

+1
Helped 27 Hurt 26 Unclear 2

Labor

+7
Helped 19 Hurt 12 Unclear 23
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

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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.

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s4997-118

Cosponsor

Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

3 clauses
Consumers Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government

s2795-118

Primary Sponsor

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

2 clauses
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

s5355-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University.

1 clause Nov 20, 2024
Educational Services Federal Government

s5285-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To stop the shipment of illicit synthetic drugs via transportation networks in the United States, and for other purposes.

22 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5210-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To improve mental health services of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Mental Health Services Veterans Affairs General Public Federal Government

s4921-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.

126 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Mining Defense Nonprofits Defense Contracting

s4381-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

6 clauses May 21, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4334-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.

12 clauses May 14, 2024
Federal Government - Transportation Security Federal Government - Homeland Security Labor Unions Federal Government

s4268-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

5 clauses May 7, 2024
Federal Administration Labor Health Care Providers

s3961-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to reform certain authorities and to provide greater transparency and oversight.

29 clauses Mar 14, 2024
Labor Defense Contractors Foreign Affairs Transportation

s3959-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Mar 14, 2024
Labor Defense Contractors Federal Administration Truck Transportation

s4-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.

20 clauses Feb 29, 2024
Native American Tribes State & Local Government Political Campaigns General Public

s3606-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes.

33 clauses Jan 17, 2024
Construction Native American Tribal Government Tribal Government Federal Government

s3346-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain streams in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem and Smith River system in the State of Montana as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Nov 27, 2023
Agriculture Environmental Services Federal Administration Recreation and Tourism

s3234-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, and for other purposes.

55 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Civic Organizations Federal Courts Legal Services General Public

s3126-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish or replace a headstone, marker, or medallion for the grave of an eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of the recipient’s dates of service in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 25, 2023
Veterans/Military Families Veterans/Military Personnel Federal Government Monument and Memorial Manufacturing

s2908-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.

10 clauses Sep 21, 2023
Nonprofit Organizations Federal Government Native American Tribal Government Tribal Government

s2860-118

Cosponsor Reported

To create protections for financial institutions that provide financial services to State-sanctioned marijuana businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.

38 clauses Sep 20, 2023
Defense Contractors Health Care Providers Environmental Services Federal Administration

s2781-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Sep 13, 2023
Federal Land Management State & Local Government Government Operations Environmental Services

sres333-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating 2024 as the Year of Democracy as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of Government of the United States to a more free and stable world.

1 clause Sep 7, 2023
Immigration Services
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