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Ted Budd

Ted Budd

R NC · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 Senate
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 13)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 13)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 13)
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Defense

-54
Helped 733 Hurt 787 Unclear 667

Healthcare

+44
Helped 355 Hurt 311 Unclear 303

Energy

+118
Helped 450 Hurt 332 Unclear 120

Weather

-344
Helped 258 Hurt 602

Finance

-81
Helped 276 Hurt 357 Mixed 1 Unclear 158

Agriculture

+200
Helped 387 Hurt 187 Unclear 100

Education

+7
Helped 214 Hurt 207 Mixed 1 Unclear 159

Veterans Affairs

+189
Helped 342 Hurt 153 Unclear 84

Government Operations

-9
Helped 64 Hurt 73 Unclear 363

Criminal Justice

+193
Helped 297 Hurt 104 Unclear 29

Transportation

+19
Helped 162 Hurt 143 Unclear 107

Science & Space

+62
Helped 201 Hurt 139 Unclear 12

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Trade

+17
Helped 143 Hurt 126 Unclear 34

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Technology

+53
Helped 152 Hurt 99 Unclear 36

Environment

-53
Helped 55 Hurt 108 Unclear 118

Housing

+91
Helped 179 Hurt 88 Unclear 13

Immigration

-127
Helped 36 Hurt 163 Unclear 64

Foreign Policy

-35
Helped 86 Hurt 121 Mixed 1 Unclear 40
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13523 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 (1446), Veterans Affairs (117), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (14), Legislative (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), State Department (1)
Direct (245), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (245), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (224), 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 (216), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (199), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1913), Veterans Affairs (70), Defense (67), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), HHS (10), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Regulatory (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Agencies (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (150), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (131), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (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
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
+688
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
- +231
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
- - +92
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
- - +67
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
- +85
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- - +54
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- - +120
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- - +140
Immigration - - -107
Transportation - - -6
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
- +27
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
- - +3
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +19
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
- - +22

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s1027-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Military Spouse Hiring Act

1 clause Mar 13, 2025
Defense Contractors

s1064-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 13, 2025
Health Care Providers Labor

s996-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 12, 2025
Environmental Services

s977-119

Cosponsor In Committee

End Taxpayer Funding of Gender Experimentation Act of 2025

10 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Health Insurance Hospitals Offices of Physicians General Public

s995-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to multi-pollutant emissions standards, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Environmental Services

s990-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the enforcement of a rule with respect to emissions, to amend the Clean Air Act to ensure that tailpipe regulations do not limit the availability of new motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Energy Production Environmental Services

s930-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income capital gains from the sale of certain farmland property which are reinvested in individual retirement plans.

2 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Financial Services Federal Administration

s966-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Traveler's Gun Rights Act

1 clause Mar 11, 2025
Defense Contractors

s961-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station of the member.

2 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Defense Contractors

s912-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Securing American Agriculture Act

1 clause Mar 10, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s886-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to strengthen oversight over foreign investment in the United States agricultural industry, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Mar 6, 2025
Real Estate Real Estate Services Foreign Investment Title Insurance

s883-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025

2 clauses Mar 6, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production

s864-119

Cosponsor In Committee

HELP Copays Act

1 clause Mar 5, 2025
Health Care Providers

s861-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Disaster Assistance Simplification Act

2 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Government Small Business Technology Disaster Assistance Recipients

s858-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

4 clauses Mar 5, 2025
Government Veterans Services General Public Non-Profit Organizations

s832-119

Cosponsor In Committee

EPIC Act of 2025

0 clauses Mar 4, 2025

s839-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce measures requiring certain employees to refer to an individual by the preferred pronouns of such individual or a name other than the legal name of such individual, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 4, 2025
Environmental Services

s271-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 28, 2025
Federal Law Enforcement Legal Services - Immigration Correctional Facilities General Public

s775-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SAFE Act of 2025

0 clauses Feb 27, 2025

s811-119

Cosponsor In Committee

RTP Full Funding Act of 2025

2 clauses Feb 27, 2025
Health Care Providers

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