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Ryan K. Zinke

Ryan K. Zinke

R MT-1 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 1)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 1)
2017–2017 House Of Representatives
2015–2017 House Of Representatives
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Defense

+155
Helped 922 Hurt 767 Mixed 1 Unclear 1086

Finance

+208
Helped 817 Hurt 609 Mixed 4 Unclear 325

Healthcare

+233
Helped 547 Hurt 314 Unclear 513

Education

+90
Helped 432 Hurt 342 Unclear 426

Energy

-66
Helped 316 Hurt 382 Mixed 4 Unclear 263

Government Operations

-10
Helped 47 Hurt 57 Unclear 780

Environment

-87
Helped 133 Hurt 220 Unclear 424

Trade

-35
Helped 248 Hurt 283 Mixed 2 Unclear 159

Transportation

+197
Helped 347 Hurt 150 Unclear 186

Veterans Affairs

+274
Helped 429 Hurt 155 Unclear 88

Agriculture

+182
Helped 352 Hurt 170 Unclear 147

Criminal Justice

-32
Helped 234 Hurt 266 Mixed 4 Unclear 44

Maritime

-480
Helped 20 Hurt 500 Unclear 17

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Housing

+55
Helped 194 Hurt 139 Unclear 27

Foreign Affairs

-206
Helped 54 Hurt 260 Unclear 30

Immigration

-186
Helped 53 Hurt 239 Mixed 4 Unclear 44

Labor

-4
Helped 95 Hurt 99 Unclear 138

Technology

+47
Helped 156 Hurt 109 Unclear 28

Federal Budget

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

Industry Impact Profile

18260 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 (1584), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (91), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), VA (19), State (17), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), 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), 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), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (490), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (406), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (387), 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 (304), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (197), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2383), Veterans Affairs (69), Defense (63), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), 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), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), Coast Guard (1), DOE (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), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (219), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (229), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (220), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (160), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (137), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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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): Veterans Affairs (183), Defense (154), DoD (33), EPA (31), VA (23) +70 more
+273
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+324
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +145
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+114
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +152
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
- - +39
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
- - +87
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +116
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- +3
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+16
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
Transportation (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research Vessels (1)
- +3
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr281-119

Cosponsor Reported

Grizzly Bear State Management Act

5 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Wildlife Government Operations Agriculture Environment

hjres12-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.

0 clauses Jan 6, 2025

hr28-119

Cosponsor Passed House

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.

5 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Education Government General Public

hr38-119

Cosponsor Reported

Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Law Enforcement Government Retail Public Safety

hjres10-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

2 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Social Welfare Taxpayers Government

hr178-119

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 3, 2025
Emergency Services Natural Resources Forestry Housing

hr191-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

0 clauses Jan 3, 2025

hr179-119

Cosponsor Reported

Proven Forest Management Act of 2025

1 clause Jan 3, 2025
Environment Forestry Public Lands Public Safety

hr10420-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to expand the capacity of junior or community colleges and area career and technical education schools to conduct training services, education, and outreach activities for careers in the residential construction industry.

2 clauses Dec 16, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr8790-118

Cosponsor Reported

To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes.

141 clauses Nov 12, 2024
Federal Administration Forestry and Logging Education State Government

hr9717-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation.

1 clause Sep 20, 2024
Transportation

hr9718-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the approval of the Amendment to the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes.

1 clause Sep 20, 2024
Defense Contractors

hr9310-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Tribal courts and law enforcement with more tools to combat the opioid epidemic.

2 clauses Aug 6, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr9178-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access of health care providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs to prescription drug monitoring programs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 25, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr8953-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 8, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Environmental Services

hr8952-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 8, 2024
Federal Administration Civil Rights Advocacy

hr8928-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for certain reforms pertaining to Chevron deference.

3 clauses Jul 2, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration

hr8889-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the sunset of rules upheld based on Chevron deference.

3 clauses Jun 28, 2024
Defense Contractors Law Enforcement

hr8836-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the Wildlife Movement and Movement Area Grant Program and the State and Tribal Migration Research Program, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 25, 2024
Federal Administration Education Defense Contractors Environmental Services

hr8784-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require each agency to evaluate the permitting system of the agency, to consider whether a permit by rule could replace that system, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 18, 2024
Government Administration Federal Administration Energy All Industries

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