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Matt Van Epps

Analysis

R TN-7 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 7)

Defense

-225

Helped 244 Hurt 469 Mixed 1 Unclear 268

Finance

+175

Helped 224 Hurt 49 Unclear 14

Energy

-7

Helped 78 Hurt 85 Unclear 36

Education

Helped 62 Hurt 62 Unclear 18

Intelligence

-18

Helped 40 Hurt 58 Unclear 24

Housing

-40

Helped 37 Hurt 77 Unclear 4

Immigration

-27

Helped 33 Hurt 60 Unclear 13

Transportation

-37

Helped 17 Hurt 54 Unclear 23

Foreign Affairs

Helped 38 Hurt 34 Unclear 18

Sanctions

Helped 35 Hurt 31 Unclear 18

Environment

-24

Helped 9 Hurt 33 Unclear 32

Foreign Policy

-6

Helped 25 Hurt 31 Unclear 10

Maritime

-7

Helped 20 Hurt 27 Unclear 17

Healthcare

-2

Helped 21 Hurt 23 Unclear 20

Government Ethics

-45

Helped 9 Hurt 54

Government

-15

Helped 0 Hurt 15 Unclear 35

Trade

+13

Helped 27 Hurt 14 Unclear 6

Labor

-4

Helped 15 Hurt 19 Unclear 12

Criminal Justice

-19

Helped 7 Hurt 26 Unclear 12

Procurement

-5

Helped 13 Hurt 18 Unclear 9

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

3189 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

Government 339 C·15 Y·322 N·310 w:2.1

Direct (308), State (10), Legislative Branch (6), Army Corps (2), Military Logistics (2), Defense (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Legislative (1), Local (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1)

Real Estate 156 C·147 Y·9 N·9 w:0.6

Military 121 C·6 Y·115 N·115 w:0.9

Direct (120), Families (1)

Defense 106 C·5 Y·101 N·101 w:0.3

Direct (93), 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)

Utilities 44 Y·44 N·16 w:0.3

Construction 38 Y·38 N·38 w:0.0

Direct (35), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

General Public 37 C·9 Y·28 N·16 w:1.7

Education 36 C·14 Y·22 N·21 w:0.6

Direct (34), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Financial Services 33 C·5 Y·28 N·28 w:0.5

Small Business 33 C·21 Y·12 N·12 w:1.1

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 451 C·185 Y·262 N·220 w:7.9

Direct (405), EPA (8), Defense (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), SEC (4), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Military (2), Coast Guard (1), DOE (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)

Defense 174 C·86 Y·88 N·88 w:0.9

Direct (170), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Military 79 Y·79 N·79 w:0.0

Direct (78), Space Force (1)

Immigration 53 C·46 Y·7 N·7 w:1.2

Direct (46), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

State & Local Government 36 C·26 Y·10 w:1.2

Transportation 35 C·5 Y·30 N·30 w:0.6

Education 34 C·4 Y·30 N·3 w:0.8

Taxpayers 31 C·31 w:1.2

Environment 25 C·1 Y·24 N·9 w:0.4

Direct (23), Water Quality (1), Wetlands (1)

General Public 22 Y·22 N·22 w:-0.1

Direct (15), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (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	O+	O-	Net
Government (34 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): State (11), EPA (9), Legislative Branch (6), Defense (5), Federal Child Welfare (4) +29 more			+86
Military (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)	-	-	+36
Defense (14 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more	-	-	+13
Utilities			+11
Transportation	-	-	-5
Education (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)		-	-12
General Public (4 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)			+16
Construction (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)		-	+13
Nuclear Energy	-	-	+23
Financial Services			-22
Environment (2 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Water Quality (1), Wetlands (1)			-2
Manufacturing (3 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)		-	-2
Technology (9 sub) Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Cybersecurity (2), AI/Defense (1), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1) +4 more	-	-	+13
State & Local Government	-	-	+4
Healthcare	-	-	-3

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