Sheldon Whitehouse
AnalysisD RI · Senate
Defense
-75Healthcare
+226Finance
-24Energy
-89Government Operations
-50Education
0Environment
+80Transportation
-212Agriculture
+101Veterans Affairs
+196Sanctions
-57Labor
+51Technology
+11Trade
-24Criminal Justice
+35Foreign Policy
-73Water Resources
-165Housing
+109Appropriations
+93Immigration
-127Industry Impact Profile
17024 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
|
-239 | ||||
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)
|
+60 | ||||
| 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)
|
+2 | ||||
| Transportation | +2 | ||||
| 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 |
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
sres224-118
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeDesignating May 2023 as ALS Awareness Month.
s1731-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide grants to enable nonprofit disability organizations to develop training programs that support safe interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals with disabilities and older individuals.
s1698-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives.
s1727-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility requirements, and for other purposes.
s1714-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.
s1738-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish a grant program to address the crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through the co-location of housing and child care, and for other purposes.
s1737-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo direct the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices that may be prevalent in the advertising or marketing of firearms and to issue regulations to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices related to the advertising or marketing of firearms, and for other purposes.
sres223-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating the week of May 21 through May 27, 2023, as National Public Works Week.
s1655-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.
sres215-118
CosponsorSupporting the mission and goals of National Fentanyl Awareness Day in 2023, including increasing individual and public awareness of the impact of fake or counterfeit fentanyl pills on families and young people.
sres216-118
CosponsorDesignating the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, as National Police Week.
s1664-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
s1610-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members of the Armed Forces to travel to obtain reproductive health care.
s1609-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to States to provide increased pay for election workers, and for other purposes.
s1591-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.
s1552-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish the Coastal Management Fellowship and the Digital Coast Fellowship, and for other purposes.
s1590-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes.
sres208-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing support for the designation of November 12, 2023, as National Warrior Call Day and recognizing the importance of connecting warriors in the United States to support structures necessary to transition from the battlefield, especially peer-to-peer connection.
s1568-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
s1531-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.
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