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Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

R TX · Senate

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Defense

+28
Helped 953 Hurt 925 Unclear 892

Energy

+138
Helped 521 Hurt 383 Unclear 192

Healthcare

+45
Helped 339 Hurt 294 Unclear 272

Weather

-351
Helped 275 Hurt 626 Unclear 3

Transportation

+105
Helped 346 Hurt 241 Unclear 286

Finance

-44
Helped 314 Hurt 358 Mixed 1 Unclear 189

Agriculture

+200
Helped 384 Hurt 184 Unclear 109

Education

+17
Helped 250 Hurt 233 Unclear 172

Government Operations

-1
Helped 75 Hurt 76 Unclear 486

Criminal Justice

+257
Helped 426 Hurt 169 Unclear 36

Veterans Affairs

+218
Helped 372 Hurt 154 Unclear 89

Technology

+92
Helped 241 Hurt 149 Unclear 57

Environment

-53
Helped 113 Hurt 166 Unclear 163

Science & Space

+109
Helped 249 Hurt 140 Unclear 16

Trade

+47
Helped 200 Hurt 153 Unclear 50

Housing

+109
Helped 215 Hurt 106 Unclear 14

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

-31
Helped 121 Hurt 152 Mixed 2 Unclear 54

Immigration

-146
Helped 50 Hurt 196 Unclear 68

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15675 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 (1576), Defense (153), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (33), VA (19), Legislative (17), Executive (16), USDA (16), Justice (14), Congress (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Judiciary (7), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), DHS (4), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Weather (4), Intelligence (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), DOD (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Legislative Branch (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), State Department (2), State/Local (2), Commerce (1), Defense R&D (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1)
Direct (344), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (299), 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 (243), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (232), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (208), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (178), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2087), Defense (122), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), Justice (12), NPS (11), FDA (9), Weather (9), DHS (8), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Executive (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Commerce (6), Foreign (5), Intelligence (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Federal (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Homeland Security (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Border Security (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), GAO (2), Judiciary (2), Military (2), State Department (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Agencies (1), FDIC (1), FTC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Oversight (1), Revenue (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (164), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (123), 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
+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

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s877-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting process, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 21, 2023
Business Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

s879-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide greater output, price stability, and regulatory certainty with respect to domestic energy production in the United States and exports, and for other purposes.

22 clauses Mar 21, 2023
Natural Gas Foreign Businesses Energy Production Consumers

s773-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 9, 2023
Financial Services Water Infrastructure Federal Government Consumers

s695-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To repeal the provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that impose new information reporting requirements with respect to digital asset transfers.

1 clause Mar 8, 2023
Regulated Industries Federal Government

s529-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death.

1 clause Feb 27, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s438-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Natural Gas Act to provide for expanded natural gas exports.

2 clauses Feb 15, 2023
Natural Gas Foreign Businesses Federal Government National Security

s369-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase or lease of real estate near a military installation or military airspace in the United States by a foreign person connected to or subsidized by the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Transportation Environmental Groups Energy Production Federal Government

s360-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To address foreign threats to higher education in the United States.

3 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Telecommunications Environmental Groups Education Federal Government

s314-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment in qualified property is made, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Consumers Oil & Gas Federal Government Lobbying

s370-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that efforts to engage in espionage or technology transfer are considered in visa issuance, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Foreign Businesses Immigrant Communities Scientific Research Federal Government

s283-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Energy to stipulate, as a condition on the sale at auction of any crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 7, 2023
Energy Production Oil & Gas Federal Government National Security

s240-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves.

2 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Regulated Industries Homeowners Federal Government Consumers

s256-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To terminate certain waivers of sanctions with respect to Iran issued in connection with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 2, 2023
Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Energy Production Federal Government

s245-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide requirements for the appropriate Federal banking agencies when requesting or ordering a depository institution to terminate a specific customer account, to provide for additional requirements related to subpoenas issued under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Financial Services Federal Government National Security Business

s218-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 1, 2023
Foreign Businesses Oil & Gas Energy Production Federal Government

s222-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry.

1 clause Feb 1, 2023
Immigrant Communities Foreign Businesses Federal Government Airlines

s164-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the consideration of COVID–19 vaccination status in determining eligibility for organ donation or transplantation, and in providing services to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Financial Services Veterans Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s165-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To 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.

1 clause Jan 31, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Education Federal Government Healthcare Consumers

s181-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect individual liberty, ensure privacy, and prohibit discrimination with respect to the vaccination status of individuals, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Jan 31, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Lobbying

s172-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To terminate any existing mask mandates imposed by the Federal Government, to prevent the implementation of new mask mandates, to preserve individual liberty, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jan 31, 2023
Transportation Environmental Groups Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Healthcare Consumers

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