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Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

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Defense

-52
Helped 815 Hurt 867 Unclear 680

Healthcare

+244
Helped 600 Hurt 356 Unclear 1004

Government Operations

-43
Helped 90 Hurt 133 Unclear 1051

Finance

-43
Helped 444 Hurt 487 Mixed 1 Unclear 269

Education

+19
Helped 363 Hurt 344 Unclear 391

Energy

-79
Helped 279 Hurt 358 Unclear 173

Agriculture

+106
Helped 367 Hurt 261 Unclear 173

Environment

+30
Helped 225 Hurt 195 Unclear 358

Transportation

-58
Helped 150 Hurt 208 Unclear 242

Veterans Affairs

+197
Helped 355 Hurt 158 Unclear 82

Labor

+77
Helped 197 Hurt 120 Unclear 226

Housing

+160
Helped 297 Hurt 137 Unclear 22

Technology

-4
Helped 159 Hurt 163 Unclear 99

Trade

-8
Helped 180 Hurt 188 Unclear 46

Criminal Justice

+4
Helped 170 Hurt 166 Unclear 48

Immigration

-129
Helped 44 Hurt 173 Unclear 134

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

+19
Helped 131 Hurt 112 Mixed 1 Unclear 57

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Social Welfare

+107
Helped 159 Hurt 52 Unclear 32
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

16027 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 (1506), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), State (21), VA (19), USDA (18), Executive (17), Legislative (16), Congress (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Federal (10), CMS (9), Justice (8), Transportation (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Education (6), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Local (4), DHS (3), Immigration (3), Legislative Branch (3), State/Local (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), HHS (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Energy Efficiency Programs (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1)
Direct (549), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (284), Patients (15), Research (15), Mental Health (8), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (1), Primary Care (1), Quality/Standards (1), Telehealth (1)
Direct (297), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (229), 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), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)
Direct (187), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (154), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Education (1), Elections (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1809), Defense (72), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (37), State (24), EPA (23), HHS (17), Child Welfare (15), Education (15), Federal (14), NPS (11), State/Local (11), Executive (9), FDA (9), Foreign (9), Immigration (9), Transportation (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (6), Homeland Security (6), USDA (5), Border Security (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), General (3), Independent Agencies (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), DOJ (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), SSA (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Office (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (174), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (161), Elections (4), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2), Motor Vehicles (2)
Direct (147), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (136), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Mental Health (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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 (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-455
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+30
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-25
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
+63
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-24
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+11
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-106
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-1
Transportation +11
Immigration - +109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-37
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
-1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s1788-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend Public Law 91–378 to authorize activities relating to Civilian Conservation Centers, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 15, 2025
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

s1385-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Organic Science and Research Investment Act of 2025

6 clauses Apr 9, 2025
Organic Agriculture Agriculture Education Government - USDA

s1312-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture.

2 clauses Apr 7, 2025
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres153-119

Cosponsor

Designating March 27, 2025, as National Women in Agriculture Day.

1 clause Apr 1, 2025
Agricultural Producers

s1172-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To unfreeze funding for contracts of the Department of Agriculture, to prohibit Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service office closures, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 27, 2025
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s859-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Mining Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Prevention Act of 2025

24 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Metal Ore Mining Gold Ore Mining Environmental Advocacy Federal Government

s670-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 20, 2025
Environment Forestry Nonprofits Government - USDA

s5243-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of cannabis and cannabinoid products, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5091-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the basic needs of students at institutions of higher education.

3 clauses Sep 18, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5004-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of students to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, establish college student food insecurity demonstration programs, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Sep 10, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s4424-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage and expand the use of prescribed fire on land managed by the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, with an emphasis on units of the National Forest System in the western United States, to acknowledge and support the long-standing use of cultural burning by Tribes and Indigenous practitioners, and for other purposes.

26 clauses May 23, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

s4226-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

98 clauses May 1, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4182-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize appropriations for certain agricultural research of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 18, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3982-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish the Expanding Access to Local Foods Program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 20, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres604-118

Cosponsor

Designating March 21, 2024, as National Women in Agriculture Day.

1 clause Mar 20, 2024
Agricultural Producers

s3893-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the promulgation of cybersecurity and digital service regulations relating to the use of EBT cards under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 7, 2024
Federal Administration Agricultural Producers Environmental Services

s3623-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include as a high-priority research and extension area research on microplastics in land-applied biosolids on farmland, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024
Health Care Providers

s3489-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish an energy circuit rider program to disseminate technical and other assistance to rural communities to support energy efficiency and clean energy projects that save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

2 clauses Dec 13, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s3500-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for high-priority research and extension grants for natural climate solutions, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 13, 2023
Environmental Research and Agriculture Extension Services

s3300-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require a report on the competitiveness of United States exports of specialty crops.

2 clauses Nov 14, 2023
Federal Administration Agricultural Producers Environmental Services

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