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Paul Tonko

Paul Tonko

D NY-20 · House

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Healthcare

+589
Helped 1402 Hurt 813 Mixed 54 Unclear 1110

Defense

+176
Helped 1333 Hurt 1157 Unclear 788

Finance

-146
Helped 803 Hurt 949 Mixed 3 Unclear 371

Education

+151
Helped 727 Hurt 576 Mixed 1 Unclear 324

Agriculture

+237
Helped 757 Hurt 520 Unclear 156

Energy

-147
Helped 440 Hurt 587 Mixed 18 Unclear 336

Government Operations

-32
Helped 55 Hurt 87 Unclear 598

Criminal Justice

-95
Helped 284 Hurt 379 Mixed 6 Unclear 57

Labor

+103
Helped 305 Hurt 202 Unclear 218

Veterans Affairs

+302
Helped 454 Hurt 152 Unclear 116

Transportation

-31
Helped 215 Hurt 246 Unclear 134

Environment

-34
Helped 191 Hurt 225 Unclear 136

Immigration

-95
Helped 195 Hurt 290 Unclear 65

Trade

+7
Helped 225 Hurt 218 Mixed 1 Unclear 49

Technology

+47
Helped 208 Hurt 161 Unclear 53

Elections

-32
Helped 189 Hurt 221 Mixed 2 Unclear 2

Social Welfare

+268
Helped 317 Hurt 49 Mixed 1 Unclear 44

Civil Rights

+110
Helped 229 Hurt 119 Unclear 56

Housing

+162
Helped 265 Hurt 103 Unclear 36

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

26878 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 (2192), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (20), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (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), Science Agencies (1)
Direct (814), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Black Maternal Health Beneficiaries (1)
Direct (784), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Dialysis Patients (2), Behavioral Health (1), Perinatal Care (1), Reproductive Health (1)
Direct (650), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (372), 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 (320), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (4092), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), HHS (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DOJ (3), Executive (3), Federal (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), HHS/CDC (2), Health (2), Interior Department (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Executive Branch (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (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 (292), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (242), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (246), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (244), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (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
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
-458
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-249
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-117
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-90
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
-139
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
+1
Cryptocurrency - - -71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+5
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-117
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+40
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- -92
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-5
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 -34

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr3548-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color, and for other purposes.

7 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3495-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes.

32 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Housing Energy Production Environmental Services

hr3470-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.

9 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors

hr3481-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

7 clauses May 18, 2023
Financial Services Health Care Providers Education Labor

hr3523-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To grow and diversify the perinatal workforce, and for other purposes.

7 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3519-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.

1 clause May 18, 2023

hr3420-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes.

8 clauses May 17, 2023
Health Care Providers

hres413-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in which 10 Americans were killed and 3 were injured, and in which 11 of the 13 victims were Black Americans, condemning the Great Replacement Theory as a White supremacist conspiracy theory, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating White supremacy, hatred, and racial injustice.

0 clauses May 17, 2023

hr3421-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.

39 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres415-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of May as National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.

1 clause May 17, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3433-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.

46 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres418-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).

1 clause May 17, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

10 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres407-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Honor Our LGBT Elders Day.

1 clause May 16, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3375-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish programs to address addiction and overdoses caused by illicit fentanyl and other opioids, and for other purposes.

16 clauses May 16, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3391-118

Cosponsor Reported

To extend the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program at the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

11 clauses May 16, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3374-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a grant program for early childhood STEAM activities.

1 clause May 16, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3348-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 15, 2023
Lobbying Healthcare Consumers

hr3310-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3320-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health data collection processes and quality measures, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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