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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

s3801-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal Reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 26, 2024
Financial Services

sres566-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating September 2024 as National Cholesterol Education Month and September 30, 2024, as LDL–C Awareness Day.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2024

s3772-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Small Business Act to require that plain writing statements regarding the solicitation of subcontractors be included in certain subcontracting plans, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 8, 2024
Financial Services Small Business Federal Government Government Contractors

sres553-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of Jean A. Carnahan, former Senator for the State of Missouri.

0 clauses Feb 8, 2024

sres550-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024
Education

s3752-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit requiring a pilot of an unmanned aircraft to hold a medical certificate as a condition for piloting such aircraft, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 7, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration

s3765-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program.

1 clause Feb 7, 2024
Health Care Providers

s3713-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Federal Government from conducting, funding, approving, or otherwise supporting any research involving human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, and to prohibit the solicitation or knowing acquisition, receipt, or acceptance of a donation of such tissue.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3704-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Natural Gas Act to allow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve or deny applications for the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities to export or import natural gas, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

s3659-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons.

1 clause Jan 25, 2024
Transportation

sres531-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week of January 21 through January 27, 2024, as National School Choice Week.

1 clause Jan 24, 2024
Education

s3624-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To restrict the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the abortion industry.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024
Environmental Services

s3627-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require a certain efficiency level for certain distribution transformers, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 18, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

s3582-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require annual reporting on the availability of Federal funds to persons and entities of China and activities conducted in collaboration with China, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 11, 2024
Education Environmental Services

sres521-118

Cosponsor

Commending Taiwan for its history of democratic elections, and expressing support of Taiwan's democratic institutions.

1 clause Jan 11, 2024

sres523-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.

0 clauses Jan 11, 2024

s3588-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit Federal funds for election administration for States misusing the Fourteenth Amendment for political purposes, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 11, 2024
Immigration Services

s3576-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize certain States to take certain actions on certain Federal land to secure an international border of the United States, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 10, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s3553-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide a retroactive effective date for the promotions of senior officers of the Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as a result of the suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres497-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To express the sense of the Senate that the slogan From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free and its derivations are antisemitic and a call for genocide and the destruction of the Jewish state.

0 clauses Dec 13, 2023

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