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Joe Wilson

Joe Wilson

R SC-2 · House

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Defense

+22
Helped 1354 Hurt 1332 Unclear 960

Finance

+14
Helped 741 Hurt 727 Mixed 4 Unclear 380

Healthcare

+340
Helped 792 Hurt 452 Unclear 505

Transportation

+108
Helped 565 Hurt 457 Mixed 1 Unclear 164

Education

-38
Helped 422 Hurt 460 Unclear 283

Energy

-50
Helped 328 Hurt 378 Mixed 3 Unclear 223

Veterans Affairs

+254
Helped 416 Hurt 162 Unclear 96

Government Operations

-1
Helped 53 Hurt 54 Unclear 535

Criminal Justice

-48
Helped 262 Hurt 310 Mixed 4 Unclear 63

Aviation

-418
Helped 63 Hurt 481 Unclear 88

Agriculture

+155
Helped 309 Hurt 154 Unclear 142

Trade

-7
Helped 255 Hurt 262 Mixed 2 Unclear 74

Foreign Affairs

-289
Helped 74 Hurt 363 Unclear 46

Foreign Policy

-28
Helped 150 Hurt 178 Unclear 129

Immigration

-200
Helped 73 Hurt 273 Mixed 4 Unclear 41

Technology

+82
Helped 208 Hurt 126 Unclear 35

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Environment

-74
Helped 73 Hurt 147 Unclear 135

Housing

+124
Helped 200 Hurt 76 Unclear 35

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

20918 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 (1914), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (663), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (426), Research (15), Patients (8), Community (3), Tribal (3), Dialysis Patients (2)
Direct (422), 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 (360), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (191), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3162), Defense (103), Veterans Affairs (73), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), CMS (6), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), State (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), State Department (2), Treasury (2), Banking Regulation (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (403), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (376), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (231), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (246), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (208), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (144), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+319
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+378
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+124
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +160
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- +62
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +14
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+35
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +41
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +123
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+18
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+139
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hres207-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members, officers, and employees of the House from serving on the board of directors of any entity which receives funding from, or is affiliated with or owned or controlled by, the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party, any other element of the Chinese Communist Party, or any foreign adversary, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 8, 2023
Foreign Affairs Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

hr1408-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To deter foreign financial institutions from providing banking services for the benefit of foreign terrorist organizations and from facilitating or promoting payments for acts of terrorism.

1 clause Mar 7, 2023
Financial Services Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government

hr1282-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Defense Contractors

hr5-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools.

88 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Education Federal Government General Public Educational Services

hr1209-118

Cosponsor Reported

To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Feb 27, 2023
Health Care Providers Labor

hres154-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide.

0 clauses Feb 24, 2023

hr1147-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program under such Act to serve whole milk.

8 clauses Feb 21, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr1132-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require publicly available information relating to sanctions to be both user-friendly and consolidated on a publicly accessible website, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 21, 2023
Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government

hres100-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the Iranian people’s desire for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning violations of human rights and state-sponsored terrorism by the Iranian Government.

1 clause Feb 7, 2023
Energy Production

hres85-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an arms embargo against the military of Burma.

1 clause Feb 1, 2023
Telecommunications Transportation Education Federal Government

hres81-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Calling on the President to support the creation of a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Immigrant Communities Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

hr619-118

Cosponsor Reported

To extend the National Alzheimer’s Project.

5 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr620-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to reports and recommendations made under the National Alzheimer’s Project Act.

1 clause Jan 30, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr597-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve the collection of intelligence regarding activities by drug trafficking organizations in certain foreign countries.

15 clauses Jan 27, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Veterans Federal Government National Security

hr589-118

Cosponsor Reported

To impose sanctions on the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.

7 clauses Jan 27, 2023
Transportation Trade Federal Government Foreign Government

hr535-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To counter Russian influence and aggression in Ukraine.

1 clause Jan 26, 2023
Foreign Affairs Environmental Groups Federal Government Law Enforcement

hr534-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit United States Government recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over Crimea, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jan 26, 2023

hr551-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Attorney General to report to Congress on how United States taxpayer-funded research has benefitted China, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jan 26, 2023
Education Scientific Research Foreign Affairs Federal Government

hr531-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.

9 clauses Jan 26, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Education Federal Government

hr558-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit certain foreign countries from purchasing or leasing property near sensitive sites, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 26, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government National Security

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