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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

s2375-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office.

0 clauses Jul 19, 2023

s2338-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide an additional $30,000,000 for the testing of hypersonic weapon systems with the B–1 bomber, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 18, 2023
Defense Contractors

s2339-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To extend the prohibition on certain reductions to the B–1 bomber aircraft squadrons.

0 clauses Jul 18, 2023

s2310-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit agencies from using the term Latinx in official communications or forms.

0 clauses Jul 13, 2023

s2296-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To cancel recent changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to the up-front loan level pricing adjustments charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for guarantee of single-family mortgages, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 13, 2023
Financial Services

sres287-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating the second anniversary of peaceful protests in Cuba on July 11, 2021, condemning the ongoing acts of repression and human rights violations against the Cuban people by the Cuban regime, and calling for the immediate release of all arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens.

1 clause Jul 11, 2023

s2234-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at an educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

1 clause Jul 11, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

sres272-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023

s2210-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for congressional review of actions to terminate or waive sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.

2 clauses Jun 22, 2023
Defense Contractors Foreign Affairs

sres267-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the designation of the week of June 18 through June 24, 2023, as National Women’s Sports Week to celebrate the anniversary of the enactment of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the growth of women’s sports.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Education

sres269-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating July 22, 2023, as National Day of the American Cowboy.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Federal Administration

s2089-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jun 21, 2023

s2063-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the payment of a travel or transportation allowance for a member of the uniformed services to travel to obtain professional development training only if such training relates to the military occupational specialty of the member and not to the sex, sexual orientation, race, or religion of the member.

0 clauses Jun 21, 2023

s2091-118

Primary Sponsor 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 Jun 21, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2090-118

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 Jun 21, 2023
Environmental Services

s2101-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for an earlier effective date for the requirement of Senate confirmation of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

0 clauses Jun 21, 2023

s2010-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To subject professional baseball clubs to the antitrust laws.

1 clause Jun 15, 2023
Trade

s2003-118

Cosponsor Reported

To authorize the Secretary of State to provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and other sovereign assets of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

51 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services

sres252-118

Cosponsor

Celebrating the 246th anniversary of the creation of the flag of the United States and expressing support for the Pledge of Allegiance.

1 clause Jun 14, 2023

s1986-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Plano, Texas, as the U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic.

0 clauses Jun 14, 2023

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