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Sheldon Whitehouse

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2025–Present Senate

2023–2025 Senate

2021–2023 Senate

2019–2021 Senate

2017–2019 Senate

2015–2017 Senate

2013–2015 Senate

2011–2013 Senate

2009–2011 Senate

2007–2009 Senate

149

Defense

-75

Helped 854 Hurt 929 Unclear 630

Healthcare

+226

Helped 592 Hurt 366 Unclear 632

Finance

-24

Helped 461 Hurt 485 Mixed 2 Unclear 248

Energy

-89

Helped 336 Hurt 425 Unclear 199

Government Operations

-50

Helped 99 Hurt 149 Unclear 650

Education

Helped 288 Hurt 288 Unclear 314

Environment

+80

Helped 320 Hurt 240 Unclear 269

Transportation

-212

Helped 155 Hurt 367 Unclear 173

Agriculture

+101

Helped 328 Hurt 227 Unclear 136

Veterans Affairs

+196

Helped 373 Hurt 177 Unclear 100

Sanctions

-57

Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Labor

+51

Helped 183 Hurt 132 Unclear 162

Technology

+11

Helped 206 Hurt 195 Unclear 70

Trade

-24

Helped 180 Hurt 204 Unclear 47

Criminal Justice

+35

Helped 195 Hurt 160 Unclear 24

Foreign Policy

-73

Helped 131 Hurt 204 Mixed 1 Unclear 42

Water Resources

-165

Helped 96 Hurt 261 Unclear 7

Housing

+109

Helped 219 Hurt 110 Unclear 14

Appropriations

+93

Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Immigration

-127

Helped 39 Hurt 166 Unclear 97

20 policy domains

Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17024 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

Government 2213 P·28 C·489 Y·1649 N·1403 w:31.4

Direct (1739), Veterans Affairs (115), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Legislative (18), Executive (16), USDA (16), Treasury (15), State (14), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Oversight (6), State/Local (6), Foreign Affairs (5), Judiciary (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), Federal (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Ukraine (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), CBP (1), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Environmental Protection Agency (1), Environmental Regulation (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), NOAA (1), National Security (1)

General Public 658 P·8 C·287 Y·359 N·351 w:16.6

Direct (498), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)

Healthcare 323 C·124 Y·197 N·190 w:6.6

Direct (282), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Allied Health (1), Birth Services (1), Hospitals (1), Mental Health (1), Physicians (1)

Defense 293 C·69 Y·209 N·123 w:1.6

Direct (280), 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)

Education 287 P·5 C·139 Y·143 N·121 w:21.3

Direct (277), Child Care (3), Environmental Research (1), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)

Military 231 C·7 Y·224 N·109 w:1.2

Direct (230), Families (1)

Financial Services 183 P·9 C·91 Y·75 N·80 w:9.9

Direct (174), HSA (7), HSA Administration (2)

Agriculture 172 P·2 C·15 Y·155 N·151 w:5.5

Direct (164), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Construction 164 P·1 C·7 Y·156 N·131 w:2.5

Direct (161), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

State & Local Government 161 P·4 C·82 Y·73 N·67 w:10.6

Direct (150), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Environmental Departments (1), Judiciary (1), Public Safety (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2663 P·176 C·1452 Y·955 N·846 w:82.2

Direct (2264), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (37), EPA (22), Federal (16), State (16), State/Local (13), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (10), HHS (10), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Treasury (6), CBP (5), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Federal Reserve (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), ATF (2), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Health (1), Healthcare Administration (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), Russia (1), SSA (1), Science (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)

Transportation 310 P·2 C·234 Y·74 N·44 w:8.2

Defense 212 C·64 Y·142 N·60 w:0.8

Direct (208), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)

Financial Services 212 P·17 C·141 Y·51 N·53 w:17.5

Direct (211), Transgender Individuals (1)

General Public 180 P·1 C·48 Y·129 N·120 w:8.6

Direct (158), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)

State & Local Government 157 P·2 C·99 Y·54 N·56 w:4.4

Direct (150), Non-Expansion (3), Healthcare Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2)

Healthcare 145 C·35 Y·103 N·105 w:4.8

Direct (134), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

Education 144 P·1 C·54 Y·89 N·85 w:9.8

Military 143 C·8 Y·132 N·56 w:0.4

Direct (142), Space Force (1)

Environment 142 P·15 C·75 Y·51 N·52 w:20.5

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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-	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

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor

All Industries Defense Education Environment Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Military State & Local Government Transportation

s131-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jan 30, 2023

Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres19-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the importance of establishing a national Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution.

1 clause Jan 30, 2023

Foreign Businesses Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Consumers Law Enforcement

s100-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 26, 2023

Healthcare Consumers Energy Production Education Federal Government

s124-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 8.7 percent, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 26, 2023

Regulated Industries Consumers Federal Government

s51-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

26 clauses Jan 24, 2023

Consumers Federal Government Native American Tribes Homeowners

s40-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jan 24, 2023

Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Education Federal Government