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Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

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Defense

-52
Helped 815 Hurt 867 Unclear 679

Healthcare

+270
Helped 621 Hurt 351 Unclear 999

Government Operations

-70
Helped 100 Hurt 170 Unclear 1049

Finance

-59
Helped 455 Hurt 514 Mixed 1 Unclear 271

Education

+47
Helped 399 Hurt 352 Unclear 394

Energy

-80
Helped 280 Hurt 360 Unclear 169

Environment

+30
Helped 230 Hurt 200 Unclear 361

Agriculture

+120
Helped 362 Hurt 242 Unclear 162

Transportation

-58
Helped 150 Hurt 208 Unclear 241

Veterans Affairs

+197
Helped 355 Hurt 158 Unclear 82

Labor

+81
Helped 201 Hurt 120 Unclear 226

Housing

+158
Helped 294 Hurt 136 Unclear 22

Technology

-4
Helped 160 Hurt 164 Unclear 99

Trade

-5
Helped 182 Hurt 187 Unclear 47

Criminal Justice

+5
Helped 171 Hurt 166 Unclear 48

Immigration

-129
Helped 44 Hurt 173 Unclear 134

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

+19
Helped 132 Hurt 113 Mixed 1 Unclear 57

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Social Welfare

+126
Helped 178 Hurt 52 Unclear 32
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

16229 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 (1510), 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 (326), Child Care (3), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Direct (285), Patients (15), Research (15), Mental Health (8), Community (3), Tribal (3), Hospitals (1), Primary Care (1), Quality/Standards (1), Telehealth (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 (193), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)
Direct (186), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (156), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Education (1), Elections (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1799), 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), Science (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 (163), 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
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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
-449
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)
+12
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)
-4
Transportation +12
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

s136-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2025

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Financial Services Transportation Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s147-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to air pollution control agencies to implement a cleaner air space program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 16, 2025
Residential Households Nonprofit Social Services Home Appliance Manufacturing Filter Manufacturing

s5578-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform certain forfeiture procedures, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Dec 18, 2024
Transportation Environmental Services Law Enforcement

s5469-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a National Climate Adaptation Science Center and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers to respond to the effects of extreme weather events and climate trends, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Dec 10, 2024
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

s5360-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Sutton Mountain National Monument, to authorize certain land exchanges in the State of Oregon, to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land in the State of Oregon to the city of Mitchell, Oregon, for conservation, economic, and community development purposes, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Nov 20, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s5204-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitations for deductible new business expenditures, to consolidate provisions for start-up and organizational expenditures, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Foreign Affairs Environmental Services

s5229-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reorganize the Federal judiciary, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Environmental Services

s5144-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for investors in start-up businesses, to provide a credit for wages paid by start-up businesses to their first employees, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Sep 24, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s5129-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Financial Services Education Environmental Services

s5087-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Sep 18, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Housing Environmental Services

s4973-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s4961-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

4 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Environmental Services

s4902-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.

37 clauses Jul 31, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Labor Environmental Services

s4844-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for grants for States that require fair and impartial police training for law enforcement officers of that State and to incentivize States to enact laws requiring the independent investigation and prosecution of the use of deadly force by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 30, 2024
Immigration Services Transportation Environmental Services

s4766-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To strengthen requirements for the use of accessible information and communications technology by Federal departments and agencies.

9 clauses Jul 24, 2024
Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s4752-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and other entities, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 23, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

s4620-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To modify the premerger notification requirements under the Clayton Act with respect to certain acquisitions of residential property, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Financial Services Environmental Services

s4454-118

Cosponsor Reported

To provide for the establishment of an Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jun 4, 2024
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Cattle Ranching Health Care Providers

s4449-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jun 4, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Energy Production Environmental Services

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
Federal Administration Energy Production Education Environmental Services

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