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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)
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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
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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

hr431-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To implement equal protection under the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.

1 clause Jan 20, 2023
Regulated Industries Consumers Federal Government

hr397-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the evaluation of Federal agencies and programs for duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, and to recommend the elimination or realignment of such functions, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 17, 2023
Environmental Groups Federal Government National Security Business

hr371-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for a moratorium on Federal funding to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.

5 clauses Jan 17, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Scientific Research Federal Government

hr382-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To terminate the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID–19.

0 clauses Jan 17, 2023

hr383-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 17, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

hr372-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal funding to entities that do not certify the entities will not perform, or provide any funding to any other entity that performs, an abortion.

2 clauses Jan 17, 2023
Regulated Industries Consumers Federal Government

hr354-118

Cosponsor Reported

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.

21 clauses Jan 13, 2023
Immigration Services Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

hr336-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To immediately resume construction of the border wall system along the international border between the United States and Mexico to secure the border, enforce the rule of law, and expend appropriated funds as mandated by Congress, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 12, 2023
Environmental Groups National Security Federal Government Native American Tribes

hr311-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the public debt, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 12, 2023
Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

hr317-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to make climate-related disclosures that are not material to investors, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 12, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

hr277-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law.

60 clauses Jan 11, 2023
Central Banking General Business Health Care Providers Hunting & Fishing

hr148-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation or transportation of child sex dolls, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 9, 2023
Transportation Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government

hr146-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the flying of any flag other than the United States flag over United States diplomatic and consular posts, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jan 9, 2023

hr149-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the disbursement of Federal funds to State and local governments that allow individuals who are not citizens of the United States to vote in any Federal, State, or local election.

1 clause Jan 9, 2023
Lobbying Consumers Federal Government

hr38-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.

2 clauses Jan 9, 2023
Transportation Business Federal Government Law Enforcement

hr7-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.

14 clauses Jan 9, 2023
Local Government Ambulatory Health Care Services Hospitals Offices of Physicians

hr152-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jan 9, 2023
Foreign Businesses Regulated Industries Federal Government Business

hr53-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 41, United States Code, to prohibit the Federal Government from entering into contracts with an entity that discriminates against firearm or ammunition industries, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 9, 2023
Financial Services Business Foreign Businesses Federal Government
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