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Clay Higgins

Clay Higgins

R LA-3 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 3)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 3)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 3)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 3)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 3)
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Industry Impact Profile

11436 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1403), Defense (94), Veterans Affairs (80), DoD (32), State (21), Legislative (20), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (13), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), Research (4), Local (3), State Agency (3), Army Corps (2), DHS (2), Executive Branch (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Transportation (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (345), Veterans (88), Military Families (11), Foreign (2), Military (2), Parents (1)
Direct (380), Air Force (2), Families (1)
Direct (332), 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 (190), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2)
Direct (179), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Community Colleges (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (134), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Industries Burdened

Direct (1121), Defense (82), Veterans Affairs (50), Coast Guard (27), Regulatory (10), FDA (9), Regulatory Agencies (9), EPA (8), Agriculture (7), Legislative (7), Federal Child Welfare (4), Foreign (4), SEC (4), VA (4), DOI (3), Executive (3), Local (3), Securities Regulation (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), HHS (2), Judicial Branch (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), China (1), DOE (1), Department Of Justice (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (238), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (201), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (139), Veterans (12), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Litigants (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (134), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
Direct (129), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Direct (79), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2), Reproductive Health (1)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
91.5% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (68 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (176), Veterans Affairs (130), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), Legislative (27) +63 more
+484
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +147
General Public (9 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (11), Family Sponsors (4), Foreign (2), Military (2) +4 more
+282
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+122
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
- +24
Healthcare (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2) +1 more
+37
Education (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
- +84
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Public Issuers (4)
+88
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+13
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -105
Taxpayers - - +33
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+105
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +64
Technology (10 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Cybersecurity (2), AI/Defense (1), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1) +5 more
+28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr8693-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit certain businesses and persons from purchasing real estate adjacent to covered Federal lands in the United States, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Jun 11, 2024

hr8657-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce a report that provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of Department of Commerce programs related to supply chain resilience and manufacturing and industrial innovation, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 7, 2024

hr5403-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jun 3, 2024

hr8022-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Natural Gas Act to establish a deadline for the review of applications for natural gas export and import orders, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 16, 2024

hr7950-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose certain requirements relating to the renegotiation or reentry into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or other agreement relating to Iran’s nuclear program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 11, 2024

hr7598-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Inspector General to submit a report on the Federal subaward reporting system, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 8, 2024

hr7541-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To extend Federal recognition to the United Houma Nation, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 5, 2024

hr7035-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

4 clauses Jan 18, 2024

hr6843-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

0 clauses Dec 15, 2023

hr6522-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to fingerprint noncitizen minors entering the United States who are suspected of being victims of human trafficking, to require the Secretary to publicly disclose the number of such minors who are fingerprinted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials and the number of child traffickers who are apprehended by CBP, to impose criminal penalties on noncitizen adults who use unrelated minors to gain entry into the United States, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Nov 30, 2023

hr6089-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit States or local governments from prohibiting the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, or expansion of an energy service based on the type or source of energy to be delivered, and for other purposes.

1 clause Oct 26, 2023

hr5879-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit small, unmanned aircraft pilot research for public safety, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Oct 3, 2023

hr5842-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 14, United States Code, to make appropriations for Coast Guard pay in the event an appropriations Act expires before the enactment of a new appropriations Act, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Sep 29, 2023

hr5790-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the establishment of a task force to identify trade barriers to United States agricultural exports and carry out other related duties.

3 clauses Sep 28, 2023

hr5713-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize Homeland Security Investigations to perform certain drug enforcement functions, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 26, 2023

hr5495-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit providers of email services from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam.

2 clauses Sep 14, 2023

hr5319-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit abortions in the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Aug 29, 2023

hr5304-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1941 to impose a deadline for initiating the repair or restoration of project under such section, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Aug 29, 2023

hr5285-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 40, United States Code, to clarify that the regulations prescribed by the Capitol Police Board to carry out the law prohibiting the possession of firearms in the United States Capitol Buildings and on the United States Capitol Grounds must take into account the exemption provided under such law for Members, officers, and employees of Congress.

2 clauses Aug 25, 2023

hr5239-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the issuance of an interim or final rule that establishes a vessel slowdown zone in the Gulf of Mexico until the Secretary of Commerce completes a study demonstrating that proposed mitigation efforts would have no negative impact on supply chains, and for other purposes.

1 clause Aug 18, 2023

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