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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

s1503-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Department of Defense funds for adult cabaret performances.

1 clause May 9, 2023
Environmental Groups Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Federal Government Consumers

s1271-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, including cartels, and for other purposes.

65 clauses Apr 25, 2023
Foreign Businesses Healthcare Consumers Immigrant Communities Federal Government

s1261-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

1 clause Apr 25, 2023
Business Consumers Federal Government

sres166-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Honoring the efforts of the Coast Guard for excellence in maritime border security.

1 clause Apr 20, 2023
Immigrant Communities

sres169-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out the duties of his office.

0 clauses Apr 20, 2023

s1201-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reform the labor laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Lobbying Business

s1192-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to suspend the right to introduce certain persons or property into the United States in the interest of the public health.

1 clause Apr 19, 2023
Foreign Businesses Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

sres161-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 22 through April 30, 2023, as National Park Week.

1 clause Apr 18, 2023
Regulated Industries

s1185-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 18, 2023
Agriculture Environmental Groups Water Infrastructure Federal Government

s1108-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Regulated Industries Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

s1035-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit funding for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change until China is no longer defined a developing country.

3 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Foreign Affairs Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

s1033-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure certain projects related to natural hazards and emergency management are eligible for funding under the Federal Aviation Administration's airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 29, 2023
Environmental Groups Federal Government National Security Airlines

s989-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity.

1 clause Mar 27, 2023
Natural Gas Energy Production Oil & Gas Federal Government

sres121-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating April 5, 2023, as Gold Star Wives Day.

1 clause Mar 23, 2023
Veterans Foreign Businesses Consumers

s822-118

Cosponsor Reported

To terminate the Department of Defense memorandum relating to access to abortions, to prohibit the use of travel and transportation allowances, medical convalescent leave, and administrative absences to travel to obtain abortions, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Federal Government - Military Personnel Federal Government - Executive Branch Civic & Social Organizations Federal Government - Military Dependents

s816-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee to make recommendations regarding continuous aircraft tracking and transmission of identity, altitude, and location data for high altitude balloons, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 15, 2023
Transportation Environmental Groups Federal Government Airlines

sres110-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of the late James George Abourezk.

0 clauses Mar 15, 2023

s716-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend title 42 expulsion authority, to resume border wall system construction, to preserve the exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and to codify the Migrant Protection Protocols.

8 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Immigrant Communities National Security Homeowners

s613-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Education Federal Government Consumers

s537-118

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 Feb 27, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers National Security Federal Government

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