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Bonnie Watson Coleman

Bonnie Watson Coleman

D NJ-12 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 12)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 12)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 12)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 12)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 12)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 12)
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Healthcare

+573
Helped 1464 Hurt 891 Mixed 65 Unclear 1164

Defense

+36
Helped 1355 Hurt 1319 Unclear 805

Finance

-172
Helped 999 Hurt 1171 Mixed 5 Unclear 515

Education

+265
Helped 901 Hurt 636 Mixed 12 Unclear 413

Energy

-274
Helped 474 Hurt 748 Mixed 18 Unclear 256

Transportation

+145
Helped 666 Hurt 521 Mixed 3 Unclear 214

Government Operations

-26
Helped 88 Hurt 114 Unclear 727

Criminal Justice

-98
Helped 353 Hurt 451 Mixed 6 Unclear 93

Environment

+13
Helped 298 Hurt 285 Unclear 300

Labor

+102
Helped 325 Hurt 223 Unclear 272

Agriculture

+79
Helped 364 Hurt 285 Unclear 162

Veterans Affairs

+289
Helped 444 Hurt 155 Unclear 106

Housing

+47
Helped 342 Hurt 295 Unclear 34

Aviation

-420
Helped 65 Hurt 485 Unclear 88

Immigration

-147
Helped 170 Hurt 317 Mixed 4 Unclear 116

Technology

+50
Helped 246 Hurt 196 Unclear 63

Civil Rights

+116
Helped 278 Hurt 162 Unclear 47

Trade

+30
Helped 207 Hurt 177 Mixed 4 Unclear 56

Social Welfare

+262
Helped 306 Hurt 44 Mixed 3 Unclear 25

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

29279 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 (2085), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (22), State (20), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (12), 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), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), State & Local (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (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), Federal Workforce (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Science Agencies (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (919), Veterans (124), Underserved Communities (76), Families (26), Seniors (19), Military Families (17), Rural (4), Consumers (3), Military (3), Foreign (2), Youth (2), Black Maternal Health Beneficiaries (1)
Direct (818), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Perinatal Care (1), Reproductive Health (1)
Direct (775), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Developing Countries (1), Immigrant Students (1), Professional Development (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (396), 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)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (4911), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), Executive Branch (10), Education (9), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), IRS (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (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), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (411), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (396), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (279), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (227), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (244), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)

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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
-459
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-244
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-117
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-90
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
-139
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
+5
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
-117
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+40
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- -92
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-5
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-127
Law Enforcement -26

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr3451-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Education to establish an Advisory Commission on Serving and Supporting Students with Mental Health Disabilities in Institutions of Higher Education, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3434-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 17, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3433-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations, and for other purposes.

46 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.

10 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3421-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.

39 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres413-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the atrocity that occurred in Buffalo, New York, on May 14, 2022, in which 10 Americans were killed and 3 were injured, and in which 11 of the 13 victims were Black Americans, condemning the Great Replacement Theory as a White supremacist conspiracy theory, and reaffirming the House of Representatives commitment to combating White supremacy, hatred, and racial injustice.

0 clauses May 17, 2023

hr3420-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information, and for other purposes.

8 clauses May 17, 2023
Health Care Providers

hres418-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).

1 clause May 17, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3382-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under the Medicare program.

1 clause May 16, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3374-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a grant program for early childhood STEAM activities.

1 clause May 16, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3320-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health data collection processes and quality measures, and for other purposes.

6 clauses May 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3352-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat diapers as qualified medical expenses; and to prohibit States and local governments to impose a tax on the retail sale of diapers.

1 clause May 15, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr3346-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project to test various payment models with respect to maternity care provided to pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 15, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Education Scientific Research Agriculture

hr3348-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 15, 2023
Lobbying Healthcare Consumers

hr3302-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect Moms and babies against climate change, and for other purposes.

4 clauses May 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3332-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for new moms, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3304-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies, and for other purposes.

4 clauses May 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3322-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 15, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3336-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Diwali, also known as Deepavali, as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 15, 2023

hr3305-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

43 clauses May 15, 2023
Healthcare Education Healthcare Support Services Hospitals Healthcare Workforce

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