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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

hr8665-119

Primary Sponsor Reported

Allied Defense Sales Act

1 clause May 4, 2026
Foreign Affairs Government Defense

hres932-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Denouncing dangerous and seditious rhetoric by Members of Congress and expressing condemnation of Senator Mark Kelly, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Representative Jason Crow, Representative Christopher Deluzio, Representative Maggie Goodlander, and Representative Chrissy Houlahan for attempting to sow disallegiance amongst members of the United States military and intelligence community and encouraging them to act against the Commander in Chief and President of the United States and violate the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

0 clauses Dec 4, 2025

hr6120-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

SROS Act

2 clauses Nov 18, 2025
Defense Education Government Taxpayers

hr5102-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain streams in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the State of Montana as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 2, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production Environmental Services

hr4870-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain streams in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the State of Montana as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Aug 1, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production Environmental Services

hr4871-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

COVID–19 Military Backpay Act of 2025

1 clause Aug 1, 2025
Defense Government Military Taxpayers

hr4753-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to address arms export controls for certain unmanned aircraft systems and items, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 23, 2025
Transportation Defense Contractors

hr3613-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to streamline Foreign Military Sales under that Act.

1 clause May 23, 2025
Advocacy Groups Defense Aerospace Foreign Governments Legislative Branch

hr1762-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Forest Service Accountability Act

2 clauses Feb 27, 2025
Government Government Employees

hr907-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Jan 31, 2025
State Government Agriculture and Ranching Federal Executive Branch Water, Sewage, and Other Systems

hr716-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to ensure full pool levels of Flathead Lake in Montana in accordance with certain requirements, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jan 23, 2025

hr718-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Public Lands in Public Hands Act

1 clause Jan 23, 2025
Tourism Non-Profit Institutions General Public Real Estate

hr717-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act of 2025

10 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Environment Tribal Nations Non-Profit Institutions State & Local Government

hr598-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

FIR Act

1 clause Jan 21, 2025
Environment Agriculture Forestry General Public

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

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
Federal Administration Financial Services 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
Civil Rights Advocacy Federal Administration

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 Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services
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