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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

s3794-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Labor to support the development of pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades that serve underrepresented populations, including individuals from low income and rural census tracts.

2 clauses Feb 9, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres550-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024
Education

s3748-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 7, 2024
Labor Health Care Providers Information Technology Education

s3762-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on the basis of sex by State athletic associations, intercollegiate athletic associations, and covered institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 7, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s3716-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To create children's lifetime savings accounts, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Civil Rights Advocacy Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

s3689-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the Office to Enforce and Protect Against Child Sexual Exploitation.

6 clauses Jan 30, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

s3681-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program to support the recruitment and retention of paraprofessionals in public elementary schools, secondary schools, and preschool programs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 30, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres533-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of January 21 through 27, 2024, as National Board Certified Teachers Week.

1 clause Jan 25, 2024
Education

s3595-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award grants to States to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language, and early language programs.

3 clauses Jan 17, 2024
Federal Administration Education Defense Contractors

s3594-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require governmentwide source code sharing, and for other purposes.

35 clauses Jan 16, 2024
Labor Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s3517-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Dec 14, 2023
Labor Education Environmental Services Transportation

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

s3367-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate tax loopholes that allow billionaires to defer tax indefinitely through planning strategies such as buy, borrow, die, to modify over 30 tax provisions so that billionaires are required to pay taxes annually, and for other purposes.

25 clauses Nov 30, 2023
Labor Health Care Providers Education Federal Administration

s3380-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish an Office of Prison Education, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Nov 30, 2023
Federal Administration Education Defense Contractors

s3379-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and recommendations for institutions of higher education on removing criminal and juvenile justice questions from their application for admissions process.

3 clauses Nov 30, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s3257-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to Black veterans of World War II, and surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of such veterans, eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Nov 8, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s3231-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enable the people of Puerto Rico to choose a permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status for Puerto Rico and to provide for a transition to and the implementation of that permanent, nonterritorial, fully self-governing political status, and for other purposes.

30 clauses Nov 6, 2023
Mining General Public Government Administration Federal Government

s3213-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases.

4 clauses Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Health Care Providers Education

s3214-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To divert Federal funding away from supporting the presence of police in schools and toward evidence-based and trauma informed services that address the needs of marginalized students and improve academic outcomes, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s3163-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To strengthen protections against child labor violations, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Oct 30, 2023
Labor Health Care Providers Education Federal Administration

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