Ted Cruz
AnalysisR TX · Senate
Defense
+28Energy
+138Healthcare
+45Weather
-351Transportation
+105Finance
-44Agriculture
+200Education
+17Government Operations
-1Criminal Justice
+257Veterans Affairs
+218Technology
+92Environment
-53Science & Space
+109Trade
+47Housing
+109Appropriations
+93Foreign Policy
-31Immigration
-146Federal Budget
+162Industry Impact Profile
15675 industry impacts
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.
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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.
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| 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
|
+661 | ||||
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans (141),
Military Families (16),
Military (3),
Foreign (2),
Taxpayers (1)
|
- | +234 | |||
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Naval (2),
Nuclear (2),
Testing (2),
Ammunition (1),
Ground Vehicles (1)
+9 more
|
- | - | +76 | ||
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Families (1),
Space Force (1)
|
- | - | +89 | ||
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
|
- | +87 | |||
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)
|
- | - | +121 | ||
| Taxpayers | - | - | +18 | ||
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Coffee (2),
Commodities (2),
Hemp (2),
Livestock (2),
Coffee Production (1)
|
- | - | +140 | ||
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (7),
Electrical Equipment (2),
Defense (1),
Foreign Adversary (1)
|
- | - | +5 | ||
| Transportation | - | - | +1 | ||
| Immigration | - | - | -107 | ||
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
HSA (7),
HSA Administration (2),
Transgender Individuals (1)
|
- | +27 | |||
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 |
Votes are cast on entire bills; attribution to individual clauses does not imply clause-level intent. Learn more
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
s1939-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.
s1768-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo impose sanctions with respect to the Taliban, and for other purposes.
sres195-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCongratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 24th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 7 through May 13, 2023.
sres185-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating April 2023 as Financial Literacy Month.
s1300-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the late Prime Minister Golda Meir and the 75th anniversary of the United States-Israel relationship.
s1284-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes.
s1280-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require coordinated National Institute of Standards and Technology science and research activities regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of concern, and for other purposes.
s1199-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo combat the sexual exploitation of children by supporting victims and promoting accountability and transparency by the tech industry.
s1170-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo reauthorize and update the Project Safe Childhood program, and for other purposes.
s1083-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen school security.
s1160-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide greater transparency with respect to the financial regulatory agencies, and for other purposes.
s1082-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide for safe schools and safe communities.
s1081-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo keep schools physically secure using unobligated Federal funds available to the Secretary of Education to respond to the coronavirus.
s994-118
Cosponsor Passed SenateTo amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide that COPS grant funds may be used for local law enforcement recruits to attend schools or academies if the recruits agree to serve in precincts of law enforcement agencies in their communities.
s985-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
s467-118
Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies.
s412-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo provide that it is unlawful to knowingly distribute private intimate visual depictions with reckless disregard for the individual’s lack of consent to the distribution, and for other purposes.
s360-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo address foreign threats to higher education in the United States.
s291-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.
s165-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a COVID–19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.
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