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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

s5599-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a project to improve forecasts of coastal marine fog.

1 clause Dec 18, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

s5550-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the mission statement of the United States Military Academy to include the phrase “Duty, Honor, Country”.

2 clauses Dec 17, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5528-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require an updated assessment of the public schools on installations of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 12, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5529-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize the conveyance by the Secretary of the Army of certain property located at Fort Bliss, Texas, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 12, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5494-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 802 North Tancahua Street in Corpus Christi, Texas, as the Captain Robert E. Bob Batterson Post Office.

0 clauses Dec 11, 2024

s5465-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California.

0 clauses Dec 10, 2024

s5290-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To address the effect of litigation on applications to export liquefied natural gas, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

s5245-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates with a justification for candidate protection determinations, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Sep 25, 2024

s5157-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Energy to study new technologies and opportunities for recycling spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 24, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s5045-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to criminal penalties for damaging or destroying pipeline facilities, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Sep 12, 2024

s5036-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 12, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s4893-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require online service providers to disclose their acceptable use policies, provide users with written notice before the termination of a user's account, and publish an annual report detailing actions taken to enforce their acceptable use policies, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jul 31, 2024
Transportation Health Care Providers Labor

s4846-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for referral of denied applicants to the Service Academies to the senior military colleges.

1 clause Jul 30, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s4822-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure that parents are aware of foreign influence in their child’s public school, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 29, 2024
Federal Administration Education

s4806-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To exclude certain amounts relating to compensating victims of the Texas Panhandle fires, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Agricultural Producers

s4754-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To terminate the obligation to repay bonuses of former members of the Armed Forces separated for refusing the COVID–19 vaccine.

1 clause Jul 23, 2024
Defense Contractors

s4725-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for unauthorized access to Department of Defense facilities.

2 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Defense Contractors

s4689-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To remove aliens who fail to comply with a release order, to enroll all aliens on the ICE nondetained docket in the Alternatives to Detention program with continuous GPS monitoring, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Immigration Services Trade

s4622-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish an Air Force Technical Training Center of Excellence.

2 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s4621-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the application of the income tax on cash tips through a deduction allowed to all individual taxpayers.

3 clauses Jun 20, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration

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