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
s1508-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and for other purposes.
s1515-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes.
s1487-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo enhance protections for election records.
s1488-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
s1446-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income.
s1452-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo promote mental wellness and resilience and prevent and heal mental health, behavioral health, and psychosocial conditions through developmentally and culturally appropriate community programs, and award grants for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding community-based mental wellness and resilience programs, and for other purposes.
s1409-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo protect the safety of children on the internet.
s1395-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo temporarily suspend the debt limit through December 31, 2024.
s1392-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the adjustment of status of essential workers, and for other purposes.
sres179-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCondemning the wrongful detainment of United States citizens and residents by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
s1349-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish a postsecondary student data system.
s1364-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to provide the Attorney General with greater authority to promote enforcement of disclosure requirements for agents of foreign principals, and for other purposes.
sres185-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating April 2023 as Financial Literacy Month.
s1383-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo regulate firearm silencers and firearm mufflers.
s1354-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo increase the quality and supply of child care and lower child care costs for families.
s1353-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness.
s1376-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.
s1318-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide enhanced protections for election workers.
s1319-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo address the importation and proliferation of machinegun conversion devices.
s1297-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.
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