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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)
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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

hr4167-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from changing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers for a certain period, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 15, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production

hr4096-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the application of Medicaid State programs to monitor antipsychotic medications to all Medicaid beneficiaries.

1 clause Jun 14, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr4053-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the review of the scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act of buprenorphine-naloxone combination products, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 13, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3949-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for additional prohibitions and enhanced penalties for providing or possessing wireless communications devices in detention facilities, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 9, 2023
Information Technology

hr3944-118

Cosponsor Reported

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Church Street in Mount Vernon, Georgia, as the Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office.

1 clause Jun 9, 2023
Postal Service Military Families Local Communities

hr3990-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 to modify the forest inventory and analysis program.

1 clause Jun 9, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production

hr3887-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jun 7, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3884-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title XI of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program providing for sickle cell disease and other heritable blood disorders research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment.

4 clauses Jun 7, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3838-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jun 6, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres465-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for AM radios in automobiles.

0 clauses Jun 5, 2023

hr3702-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit against income tax for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind.

2 clauses May 25, 2023
Financial Services

hr3631-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for grants for State strategic stockpiles.

1 clause May 24, 2023

hr3635-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure fairness in Medicare hospital payments by establishing a floor for the area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals.

1 clause May 24, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3612-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit investments under the Thrift Savings Plan in certain mutual funds that make investment decisions based primarily on environmental, social, or governance criteria, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 23, 2023
Energy Production

hr3557-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To streamline Federal, State, and local permitting and regulatory reviews to expedite the deployment of communications facilities, and for other purposes.

51 clauses May 22, 2023
Transportation Agricultural Producers Energy Production Education

hr3407-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for enhanced Federal enforcement of, and State and local assistance in the enforcement of, the immigration laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

7 clauses May 17, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Immigration Services Environmental Services

hr3291-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

1 clause May 15, 2023
Environmental Services

hr3308-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Labor to modify the implementation of the adverse effect wage rate for H–2A nonimmigrants.

1 clause May 15, 2023
Federal Administration Labor

hres363-118

Cosponsor Passed House

Expressing support for recognizing National Police Week.

5 clauses May 5, 2023
Import/Export

hres346-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the support of the United States to our strongest ally in the region, Israel, and recognizing the authoritarian and extremist regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran as a threat to Israel, the region, the United States, and global stability.

0 clauses Apr 28, 2023

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