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Robert J. Wittman

Robert J. Wittman

R VA-1 · House

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Defense

+178
Helped 1485 Hurt 1307 Mixed 1 Unclear 1341

Finance

+220
Helped 919 Hurt 699 Mixed 6 Unclear 326

Healthcare

+384
Helped 751 Hurt 367 Unclear 465

Transportation

+345
Helped 785 Hurt 440 Mixed 1 Unclear 204

Education

+181
Helped 540 Hurt 359 Unclear 270

Energy

-24
Helped 367 Hurt 391 Mixed 3 Unclear 219

Veterans Affairs

+371
Helped 581 Hurt 210 Mixed 3 Unclear 113

Trade

+48
Helped 332 Hurt 284 Unclear 161

Environment

-93
Helped 100 Hurt 193 Unclear 387

Government Operations

-12
Helped 46 Hurt 58 Unclear 566

Agriculture

+176
Helped 343 Hurt 167 Unclear 139

Aviation

-419
Helped 63 Hurt 482 Unclear 89

Criminal Justice

-67
Helped 239 Hurt 306 Unclear 71

Maritime

-480
Helped 20 Hurt 500 Unclear 17

Housing

+62
Helped 236 Hurt 174 Unclear 38

Technology

+67
Helped 214 Hurt 147 Unclear 45

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Foreign Affairs

-208
Helped 64 Hurt 272 Unclear 31

Immigration

-180
Helped 50 Hurt 230 Mixed 4 Unclear 46

Federal Budget

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

Industry Impact Profile

22624 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 (1884), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (23), Legislative (20), Executive (19), Legislative Branch (19), VA (19), USDA (16), 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), Local (4), Research (4), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), Civil Service (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), HUD (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (620), Veterans (121), Military Families (18), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (472), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (434), 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 (393), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3388), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (73), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Executive (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), State (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), HUD (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), State/Local (2), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), Management (1), NNSA (1), Oversight (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (396), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (380), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (224), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (244), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (191), 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
+79
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+396
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
+5
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+10
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+141
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
-1
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+4
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+49
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- +28
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +109
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+4
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+139
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -112

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr6943-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for individual property rights in likeness and voice.

3 clauses Jan 10, 2024
Education Defense Contractors

hr6492-118

Cosponsor Reported

To improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land, and for other purposes.

451 clauses Nov 29, 2023
Outdoor Recreation Photography Services Federal Government Nonprofit Organizations

hr6319-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Nov 8, 2023
Education Transportation Immigration Services

hr3448-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend chapter 3081 of title 54, United States Code, to enhance the protection and preservation of America’s battlefields.

15 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Native American Tribal Government General Public Federal Government Nonprofit Organizations

hr6213-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, and for other purposes.

95 clauses Nov 3, 2023
Labor Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors

hres767-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on October 8, 2023, as National Wildlife Refuge Week.

1 clause Oct 6, 2023
Education

hr5245-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending a science and technology agreement with the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

18 clauses Aug 22, 2023
National Security Foreign Military Higher Education Foreign Governments

hr5133-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the conservation of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Aug 1, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

hr5045-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Chesapeake National Recreation Area as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration Energy Production

hr4770-118

Cosponsor Reported

To reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Federal Administration Education Immigration Services

hr4051-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force regarding shark depredation, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jun 12, 2023
Commercial Fishing Recreational Fishing Health Care Providers Scientific Research

hr3889-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand the prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host Confucius Institutes and remove the authority to waive the prohibition.

2 clauses Jun 7, 2023
Defense Contractors

hr3011-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a task force of the Department of Defense on mental health.

1 clause Apr 28, 2023
Native American Tribes Education Federal Government Veterans

hr734-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

14 clauses Apr 25, 2023
Educational Services Education Student Athletes Federal Government

hr2685-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Energy to provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Apr 18, 2023
Federal Administration Education

hr1816-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.

2 clauses Mar 27, 2023
Consumers Education

hr1477-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts.

1 clause Mar 8, 2023
Consumers Education Federal Government Environmental Groups

hr1388-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins to honor and memorialize the tragedy of the Sultana steamboat explosion of 1865.

5 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Education

hr5-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s public schools.

88 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Educational Services Education Administration General Public Education

hres110-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

1 clause Feb 8, 2023
Homeowners Education Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups

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