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Economy & labor

Minimum wage, unions, healthcare subsidies, nutrition assistance, housing, and tax-and-spend social programs.

Legislator distribution

Where members of Congress fall on this topic (0 = conservative, 100 = progressive), derived from roll-call votes on panel-scored bills.

010020025–30: 1030–35: 1535–40: 2540–45: 16245–50: 1050–55: 4455–60: 660–65: 665–70: 4670–75: 19980–85: 50255075100
Traditionalist (0)Progressive (100)

n = 528, median = 55, mean = 57

Bill distribution

Where panel-scored bills fall on this topic — each bill's position from the informed-voter panel.

051015–20: 120–25: 125–30: 150–55: 460–65: 265–70: 20255075100
Traditionalist (0)Progressive (100)

n = 11 bills touch this topic

Most progressive legislators

Most conservative legislators

Bills on this topic

BillTitleScorePercentile
HR 8029Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act6997th
HR 6472Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act6892th
HR 2483SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 20256786th
HR 664421st Century ROAD to Housing Act6481th
HR 1326DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act6275th
HR 33To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States.5369th
HR 2312Tipped Employee Protection Act5161th
S 3386Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 20255161th
HR 7567Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 20265053th
PN 11Marco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State4747th
HR 2965Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 20253242th
HR 4Rescissions Act of 20252736th
PN 11John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency2231th
SCONRES 33A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.2125th
PN 11Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget1817th
PN 11Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services1817th
PN 11Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National Intelligence178th
HR 498Do No Harm in Medicaid Act153th