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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

D FL-25 · House

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Defense

+48
Helped 1374 Hurt 1326 Mixed 1 Unclear 776

Healthcare

+498
Helped 1064 Hurt 566 Mixed 11 Unclear 692

Finance

-75
Helped 795 Hurt 870 Mixed 5 Unclear 374

Transportation

+88
Helped 555 Hurt 467 Unclear 143

Energy

-56
Helped 392 Hurt 448 Mixed 18 Unclear 190

Education

+44
Helped 416 Hurt 372 Mixed 3 Unclear 211

Labor

+110
Helped 391 Hurt 281 Mixed 1 Unclear 223

Criminal Justice

-152
Helped 305 Hurt 457 Mixed 6 Unclear 61

Veterans Affairs

+290
Helped 443 Hurt 153 Unclear 97

Immigration

-125
Helped 225 Hurt 350 Mixed 4 Unclear 96

Agriculture

+143
Helped 333 Hurt 190 Unclear 117

Aviation

-419
Helped 63 Hurt 482 Unclear 89

Trade

+34
Helped 242 Hurt 208 Mixed 1 Unclear 62

Environment

-76
Helped 113 Hurt 189 Unclear 177

Technology

+73
Helped 234 Hurt 161 Unclear 52

Government Operations

-22
Helped 51 Hurt 73 Unclear 321

Civil Rights

+79
Helped 215 Hurt 136 Unclear 63

Housing

+113
Helped 235 Hurt 122 Unclear 34

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Federal Budget

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

Industry Impact Profile

24563 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 (2023), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (20), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (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), 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), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Science Agencies (1)
Direct (763), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Black Maternal Health Beneficiaries (1)
Direct (540), Research (15), Patients (5), Community (3), Tribal (3), Dialysis Patients (2), Perinatal Care (1), Providers (1), Reproductive Health (1), Women's Health (1)
Direct (412), 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 (371), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Professional Development (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3829), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), 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), Law Enforcement (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), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Military (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Executive Branch (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (405), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (390), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (225), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (245), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (224), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
-217
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-183
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-45
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-64
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+9
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
+61
Cryptocurrency -59
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+5
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-95
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+70
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-44
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+12
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-119
Law Enforcement -44

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr4392-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.

13 clauses Jun 27, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers Law Enforcement

hr4352-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide Nicaraguan political prisoners who arrived in the United States on February 9, 2023, and their immediate family members with certain benefits available to refugees.

3 clauses Jun 23, 2023
Immigration Services Federal Administration

hr4285-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023

hr15-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Financial Services Transportation Defense Contractors Health Care Providers

hr4166-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize contributions to the United Nations Population Fund, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

hr4156-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a minimum number of refugees who may be admitted in any fiscal year after fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jun 15, 2023

hr4170-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr4121-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

6 clauses Jun 14, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr4074-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 13, 2023
Defense Contractors

hres500-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating 7 years since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.

0 clauses Jun 12, 2023

hr4050-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTQI people around the world, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Jun 12, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

hr4048-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjust the status of certain aliens who are nationals of Venezuela to that of aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 12, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services

hr3970-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To improve Federal populations surveys by requiring the collection of voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation, gender identity, and variations in sex characteristics in certain surveys, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 9, 2023
Energy Production Health Care Providers

hr3916-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jun 7, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3899-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable child tax credit with monthly advance payment.

4 clauses Jun 7, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

hr3852-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to address or assist in resolving the shortage of appropriate foster homes for children, to develop resources to keep sibling groups together, and to provide for a system of checks and balances to ensure a child’s ongoing safety and well-being, by providing for the placement of a foster child in cottage family homes and making a child so placed eligible for foster care maintenance payments.

2 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3851-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations.

2 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Health Care Providers

hres459-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2023, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and June 2023 as National Gun Violence Awareness Month.

1 clause May 31, 2023

hres460-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should enact the Older Americans Bill of Rights to establish that older Americans should have the right to live with dignity and with independence.

1 clause May 31, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3646-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase the availability and affordability of menstrual products for individuals with limited access, and for other purposes.

11 clauses May 24, 2023
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Immigration Services Health Care Providers

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