Sheldon Whitehouse
AnalysisD RI · Senate
Defense
-75Healthcare
+199Finance
-28Energy
-100Government Operations
-34Education
-29Environment
-13Agriculture
+101Transportation
-243Veterans Affairs
+196Sanctions
-57Labor
+47Technology
+11Trade
-27Foreign Policy
-73Criminal Justice
+34Housing
+107Appropriations
+93Immigration
-127Federal Budget
+162Industry Impact Profile
16273 industry impacts
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.
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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.
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| 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
|
-245 | ||||
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans (141),
Military Families (16),
Military (3),
Foreign (2),
Taxpayers (1)
|
+34 | ||||
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Naval (2),
Nuclear (2),
Testing (2),
Ammunition (1),
Ground Vehicles (1)
+9 more
|
-52 | ||||
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Families (1),
Space Force (1)
|
+47 | ||||
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
|
+69 | ||||
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Child Care (3),
Immigrant Students (1),
Religious Studies (1),
Technical (1)
|
+12 | ||||
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Federal/Military (1),
Military/Pacific (1),
Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
|
+59 | ||||
| Taxpayers | - | - | -18 | ||
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Coffee (2),
Commodities (2),
Hemp (2),
Livestock (2),
Coffee Production (1)
|
-98 | ||||
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (7),
Electrical Equipment (2),
Defense (1),
Foreign Adversary (1)
|
+5 | ||||
| Transportation | +1 | ||||
| Immigration | - | +109 | |||
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
HSA (7),
HSA Administration (2),
Transgender Individuals (1)
|
-35 | ||||
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Medicaid (6),
Medicaid Programs (4),
Non-Expansion (3)
|
+15 | ||||
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Distributed Generation (1)
|
-34 |
Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
s2026-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education.
s1947-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States, the exclusive economic zone, and the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
s1610-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeTax-Free Pell Grant Act
s1552-119
Cosponsor ReportedLiving Donor Protection Act of 2025
sres193-119
Cosponsor IntroducedA resolution designating April 2025 as "Financial Literacy Month".
s1506-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish a Medicare-for-All national health insurance program.
s1503-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEquality Act
s1515-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeAffordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
s1392-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeOcean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2025
s1393-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeAmerican Family Act
s1277-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide full Federal funding of such part.
s1261-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeCONNECT for Health Act of 2025
s1198-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeNorthern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
s1115-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
s1068-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 5 and title 38, United States Code, to put veteran and military families first and to provide protections for employees, benefits, and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
s986-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeSafe Schools Improvement Act
s803-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
s770-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeSocial Security Expansion Act
s688-119
Cosponsor Passed SenateFighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
s567-119
Primary Sponsor Passed SenateFirst Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
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