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Ruben Gallego

Ruben Gallego

D AZ · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 3)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 7)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 7)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 7)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 7)
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Defense

-37
Helped 892 Hurt 929 Unclear 608

Healthcare

+149
Helped 465 Hurt 316 Unclear 390

Finance

+28
Helped 381 Hurt 353 Mixed 1 Unclear 165

Education

-85
Helped 253 Hurt 338 Unclear 251

Government Operations

-50
Helped 56 Hurt 106 Unclear 598

Energy

-104
Helped 231 Hurt 335 Unclear 147

Environment

-38
Helped 132 Hurt 170 Unclear 339

Agriculture

+98
Helped 302 Hurt 204 Unclear 115

Veterans Affairs

+214
Helped 362 Hurt 148 Unclear 89

Transportation

-231
Helped 103 Hurt 334 Unclear 82

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Trade

-15
Helped 170 Hurt 185 Unclear 36

Housing

+129
Helped 235 Hurt 106 Unclear 14

Technology

+20
Helped 163 Hurt 143 Unclear 40

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

-56
Helped 97 Hurt 153 Mixed 1 Unclear 47

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Labor

-6
Helped 99 Hurt 105 Unclear 77

Criminal Justice

+25
Helped 139 Hurt 114 Unclear 19

Civil Rights

+74
Helped 147 Hurt 73 Unclear 21
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14329 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 (1599), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), VA (19), Legislative (18), USDA (18), Executive (16), Treasury (14), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), Justice (7), NPS (7), State (7), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Intelligence (3), Local (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1)
Direct (301), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Families (1), Language Minority Voters (1)
Direct (288), 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 (268), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Patients (1)
Direct (240), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (169), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (168), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1720), Defense (66), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), NPS (11), FDA (9), HHS (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), State/Local (7), Intelligence (6), Foreign (5), Justice (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Homeland Security (4), NOAA (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), GAO (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Regulatory (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), USDA (2), Veterans (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Land Management (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1), Water Resources (1)
Direct (205), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (140), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (129), 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
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 (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-345
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+48
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-50
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-13
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
+57
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-8
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+45
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-96
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - - +107
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-3
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
- +1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hres1177-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2024, as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

1 clause Apr 29, 2024
Environmental Services

hr8079-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for water conservation, drought operations, and drought resilience at water resources development projects, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Apr 18, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

hr8059-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate the incentive to distribute e-commerce shipments from foreign countries by providing parity to United States foreign-trade zones, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Apr 17, 2024
Trade Transportation Federal Administration Financial Services

hr8044-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to require the Commissioner of Social Security to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers for purposes of determining cost-of-living adjustments under titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 17, 2024
Environmental Services

hres1148-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the Iranian regime’s terrorism, regional proxy war, internal suppression, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 15, 2024
Energy Production

hr7901-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize the appropriation of $2,000,000,000 for rental vouchers for high population areas, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 9, 2024
Housing

hr7878-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 8143b of title 5, United States Code, to include in the time as a firefighter employed by a State when that firefighter is later reclassified as a Federal employee, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 5, 2024
Environmental Services

hr7866-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to improve cooperation between the United States and Israel on anti-tunnel defense capabilities.

0 clauses Apr 2, 2024

hr7821-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a tax credit with respect to fighting retail crime, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 26, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration

hr7776-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 21, 2024
Financial Services

hr7779-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote remediation of abandoned hardrock mines, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Mar 21, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production Health Care Providers Environmental Services

hr7764-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To establish a commission to study the potential transfer of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History to the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Mar 20, 2024
Federal Government - Smithsonian Internet Services General Public Federal Government - Legislative

hr7715-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To authorize additional funding for Food and Drug Administration monitoring and prevention of illicit nicotine products at ports of entry, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 19, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr7718-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure pharmacy access and choice for medicare beneficiaries.

1 clause Mar 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr7716-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for enforcement of standards for reasonable and relevant contract terms and conditions and essential retail pharmacy protections under the Medicare program.

1 clause Mar 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr7717-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to enhance pharmacy benefit manager transparency requirements.

1 clause Mar 19, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hres1063-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Reaffirming the United States full and unwavering commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in its 75th anniversary year and its goals of achieving collective security through transatlantic partnerships.

1 clause Mar 6, 2024

hres1036-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of February 29, 2024, as Rare Disease Day.

1 clause Feb 29, 2024
Transportation

hres1032-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 26 through March 1, 2024, as Public Schools Week.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2024

hr7456-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To create emergency supplemental grants to local agencies for maintenance of operations during periods of increased migration.

1 clause Feb 26, 2024
Federal Administration Education

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