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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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Defense

+262
Helped 1425 Hurt 1163 Unclear 1013

Finance

+50
Helped 758 Hurt 708 Mixed 6 Unclear 401

Healthcare

+203
Helped 624 Hurt 421 Unclear 454

Education

+101
Helped 482 Hurt 381 Unclear 239

Energy

-53
Helped 320 Hurt 373 Mixed 3 Unclear 268

Transportation

+235
Helped 440 Hurt 205 Unclear 310

Environment

-89
Helped 230 Hurt 319 Unclear 359

Trade

-94
Helped 288 Hurt 382 Unclear 206

Criminal Justice

-26
Helped 368 Hurt 394 Mixed 4 Unclear 94

Government Operations

+38
Helped 131 Hurt 93 Unclear 603

Agriculture

+149
Helped 358 Hurt 209 Unclear 154

Veterans Affairs

+259
Helped 416 Hurt 157 Unclear 82

Immigration

-198
Helped 117 Hurt 315 Mixed 4 Unclear 130

Maritime

-480
Helped 20 Hurt 500 Unclear 17

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Technology

+69
Helped 189 Hurt 120 Unclear 44

Housing

+112
Helped 193 Hurt 81 Unclear 36

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Civil Rights

+29
Helped 132 Hurt 103 Unclear 31

Foreign Policy

+25
Helped 107 Hurt 82 Unclear 47
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

21039 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 (2016), 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), Records Management (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), 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), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (622), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (406), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Community Colleges (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (371), 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 (328), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2777), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Records Management (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Department Of Interior (4), Executive (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Honors (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Publishing (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), Banking Regulation (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (274), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (235), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (207), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (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
+337
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+312
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
+122
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+15
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
- +31
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +12
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+115
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+16
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +116
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+17
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+133
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

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

hr7991-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the social security number requirements for claiming the child tax credit and earned income tax credit.

1 clause Apr 15, 2024
Financial Services

hr7951-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit transportation of any alien using certain methods of identification, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Apr 11, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

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
Federal Administration Energy Production Defense Contractors

hr7932-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 10, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration

hr7873-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enforce the requirement that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System make a final disposition of requests to correct its records within 60 days, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 5, 2024
Transportation Defense Contractors

hr7683-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of free speech, and for other purposes.

30 clauses Mar 15, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors

hr7694-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the use of artificial intelligence at the Internal Revenue Service and to require tax investigations and examinations of taxpayers to be initiated by staff investigators.

1 clause Mar 15, 2024
Transportation

hr7610-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers.

0 clauses Mar 11, 2024

hr7611-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to provide loans to manufacturers of energy grid products and components.

1 clause Mar 11, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

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
Transportation Federal Administration

hr7566-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To publicize U.S. Customs and Border Protection operational statistics and report on foreign terrorist organizations.

2 clauses Mar 6, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr7551-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit any Federal law from making the manufacturer of a COVID–19 vaccine immune from suit or liability, or limiting the liability of such a manufacturer, with respect to claims for loss caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the administration to or the use by an individual of a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 5, 2024
Health Care Providers

hr7532-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to establish Federal AI system governance requirements, and for other purposes.

26 clauses Mar 5, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Defense Contractors Immigration Services

hr7541-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

1 clause Mar 5, 2024
Civil Rights Advocacy

hres1057-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Denouncing calls for a cease-fire in Gaza.

1 clause Mar 5, 2024

hr7494-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit exchanges from effecting transactions in securities issued by natural asset companies, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 29, 2024
Environmental Services

hr7476-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To counter the malign influence and theft perpetuated by the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party.

209 clauses Feb 29, 2024
Financial Services Transportation Defense Contractors Energy Production

hr7455-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for Congressional oversight of agency rulemaking, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 26, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

hr7404-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require annual reports on counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 16, 2024
Defense Contractors

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