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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

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

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
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Environmental Services

s3692-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of algorithmic systems to artificially inflate the price or reduce the supply of leased or rented residential dwelling units in the United States.

5 clauses Jan 30, 2024
Immigration Services Trade Health Care Providers Financial Services

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
Transportation Labor Immigration Services Education

s3430-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions under Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes.

21 clauses Dec 7, 2023
Pharmacies Healthcare Consumers Health Insurance Healthcare - Mental Health

s3234-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To implement reforms relating to foreign intelligence surveillance authorities, and for other purposes.

55 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Civic Organizations Federal Courts Legal Services Federal Government

s3140-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To modernize unemployment compensation benefits.

29 clauses Oct 26, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Education Environmental Services

s2973-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to establish requirements relating to pharmacy benefit managers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

34 clauses Sep 28, 2023
Federal Administration Retail Insurance Health Care Providers

s2892-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Federal Trade Commission to require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Sep 21, 2023
Labor Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

s2169-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out watershed pilots, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Environmental Groups Finance & Investment Federal Government Water Infrastructure

s2074-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To maintain the free flow of information to the public by establishing appropriate limits on the federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Technology and Communications Services Entities subject to sections 3 or 4 Media and Journalism Government

s2102-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for drought preparedness and improved water supply reliability.

6 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production Education Environmental Services

s1890-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To provide for the establishment of a grazing management program on Federal land in Malheur County, Oregon, and for other purposes.

30 clauses Jun 8, 2023
Federal Administration Mining Environmental Services Health Care Providers

s1198-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To reauthorize funding for programs to prevent and investigate elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Transportation Healthcare Consumers Education Agriculture

s700-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.

5 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Agriculture Lobbying

s680-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide rental vouchers for the homeless, and for other purposes.

32 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Real Estate Residential Building Construction Social Assistance Public Administration

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