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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

R GA-1 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 1)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 1)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 1)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 1)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 1)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 1)
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Defense

+274
Helped 1410 Hurt 1136 Unclear 3290

Finance

+275
Helped 1003 Hurt 728 Mixed 8 Unclear 346

Government Operations

-8
Helped 92 Hurt 100 Unclear 1876

Healthcare

+284
Helped 835 Hurt 551 Unclear 670

Education

+161
Helped 519 Hurt 358 Unclear 189

Energy

-39
Helped 376 Hurt 415 Mixed 3 Unclear 254

Environment

-117
Helped 102 Hurt 219 Unclear 687

Transportation

+199
Helped 467 Hurt 268 Mixed 1 Unclear 231

Criminal Justice

-52
Helped 338 Hurt 390 Mixed 4 Unclear 113

Trade

-46
Helped 276 Hurt 322 Mixed 2 Unclear 170

Agriculture

+178
Helped 355 Hurt 177 Unclear 162

Veterans Affairs

+229
Helped 396 Hurt 167 Unclear 92

Technology

+174
Helped 329 Hurt 155 Unclear 57

Maritime

-479
Helped 20 Hurt 499 Unclear 17

Immigration

-216
Helped 83 Hurt 299 Mixed 5 Unclear 59

Housing

+58
Helped 202 Hurt 144 Unclear 33

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Labor

-57
Helped 93 Hurt 150 Unclear 74

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Appropriations

+45
Helped 133 Hurt 88 Unclear 14
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

22267 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 (1911), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), State Agencies (4), EPA (3), Federal (3), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), IBWC (1), Immigration Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (689), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (440), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Dialysis Patients (2)
Direct (437), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (377), 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 (195), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3087), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (33), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), NOAA (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Federal (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Health (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), State (2), Banking Regulation (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Foreign Affairs (1), Immigration Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (252), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (254), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (240), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (173), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (4)
Direct (170), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)

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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
100.0% of votes
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+315
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+366
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+124
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +157
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- +60
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +23
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+41
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +34
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +139
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+27
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +147
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr2243-119

Cosponsor Voted Yea Passed House

To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Mar 21, 2025
Transportation Government Professional Services State & Local Government

hres229-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Impeaching James E. Boasberg, United States District Court Chief Judge for the District of Columbia, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

1 clause Mar 18, 2025
Legal Services Federal Law Enforcement Federal Judiciary General Public

hr2166-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Safe Routes Act of 2025

1 clause Mar 14, 2025
Local Government Transportation Government Forestry

hr1820-119

Cosponsor In Committee

FLASH Act

17 clauses Mar 4, 2025
Law Enforcement Immigration Government State Government

hr1799-119

Cosponsor Reported

Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act

7 clauses Mar 3, 2025
Law Enforcement Finance

hr1773-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2025

1 clause Mar 3, 2025
Criminal Justice Courts Firearms Law Enforcement

hr1477-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2025

1 clause Feb 21, 2025
Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Government Advocacy

hr1266-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Combating Illicit Xylazine Act

3 clauses Feb 12, 2025
Veterinary Crime Government Law Enforcement

hr1181-119

Cosponsor Reported

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

5 clauses Feb 11, 2025
Law Enforcement Gun Rights Government Finance

hr645-119

Cosponsor In Committee

National Constitutional Carry Act

3 clauses Jan 23, 2025
Real Estate State & Local Government General Public

hr633-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Jan 22, 2025
Individual Perpetrators AI/Deepfake Technology Education & Research Individual Victims/Privacy Advocacy

hr425-119

Cosponsor Reported

Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

5 clauses Jan 15, 2025
Finance Business Regulation Government Professional Services

hr309-119

Cosponsor In Committee

National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act.

5 clauses Jan 9, 2025
Government Museums Education Law Enforcement

hr29-119

Cosponsor Passed House

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 8, 2025
State Government - Legal/Law Enforcement Federal Government - Immigration Enforcement Federal Government - Foreign Affairs General Public

hr38-119

Cosponsor Reported

Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

8 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Law Enforcement Government Retail Public Safety

hres1226-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

1 clause May 14, 2024

hr5009-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes.

3045 clauses Feb 6, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Education Environmental Services

hr4431-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a pilot program under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program for local law enforcement agencies located in rural areas to purchase naloxone to prevent and reduce opioid overdose deaths, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 30, 2023
Immigration Services Law Enforcement

hres363-118

Cosponsor Passed House

Expressing support for recognizing National Police Week.

5 clauses May 5, 2023
Import/Export

hr467-118

Cosponsor Passed House

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

25 clauses Jan 24, 2023
Illicit Drug Manufacturing Scientific Research Federal Government Educational Services

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