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Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

D NM · Senate

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Defense

+1
Helped 841 Hurt 840 Unclear 591

Healthcare

+165
Helped 515 Hurt 350 Mixed 2 Unclear 756

Education

+189
Helped 475 Hurt 286 Unclear 329

Government Operations

-47
Helped 78 Hurt 125 Unclear 829

Finance

-73
Helped 371 Hurt 444 Mixed 3 Unclear 194

Agriculture

+135
Helped 373 Hurt 238 Unclear 157

Energy

-66
Helped 261 Hurt 327 Unclear 175

Veterans Affairs

+184
Helped 345 Hurt 161 Unclear 86

Environment

-27
Helped 162 Hurt 189 Unclear 239

Technology

+70
Helped 278 Hurt 208 Unclear 100

Transportation

-14
Helped 135 Hurt 149 Unclear 183

Labor

+30
Helped 159 Hurt 129 Unclear 165

Housing

+146
Helped 269 Hurt 123 Unclear 16

Trade

+20
Helped 184 Hurt 164 Unclear 41

Appropriations

+93
Helped 205 Hurt 112 Unclear 17

Immigration

-112
Helped 37 Hurt 149 Unclear 103

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Criminal Justice

+52
Helped 145 Hurt 93 Unclear 31

Science & Space

+117
Helped 182 Hurt 65 Unclear 14

Civil Rights

+90
Helped 138 Hurt 48 Unclear 46
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15424 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 (1548), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), Executive (19), VA (19), USDA (16), State (15), Treasury (15), Legislative (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Justice (8), Judiciary (7), NPS (7), Education (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Weather (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), State Department (1), State/Local (1)
Direct (469), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Direct (405), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (273), 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 (244), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (207), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (200), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Education (1), Judiciary (1), Public Safety (1)
Direct (179), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)
Direct (183), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1918), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), EPA (22), State (16), Federal (12), Education (11), NPS (11), State/Local (11), FDA (9), Foreign (9), Weather (9), HHS (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (6), Executive (5), Treasury/IRS (4), USDA (4), DHS (3), Independent Agencies (3), Judiciary (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), GAO (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Border Security (1), CMS (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Branch (1), Executive Office (1), Health (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (187), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (148), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (126), 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
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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
-351
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+50
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

s2643-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 27, 2023
Financial Services

s2595-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide standing authority and accountability for the Secretary of Agriculture and senior leadership of the Department of Agriculture to improve the equitable availability and distribution of services and program benefits to the people of the United States, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s2591-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to improve the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s2594-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve the Rural Energy for America Program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s2589-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Research Facilities Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Education

s2667-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to include support for sustainable fibers in the Local Agriculture Market Program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 27, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s2501-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related injuries and illnesses.

6 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2520-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the standardization of reciprocal fire suppression cost share agreements, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 26, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s2542-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish a last acre program, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Federal Administration Agricultural Producers Defense Contractors

s2353-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for cost-share waivers for projects carried out in response to wildland fires caused by certain Government actions, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 18, 2023
Federal Administration Energy Production

s2180-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a small farm EQIP subprogram under the environmental quality incentives program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2077-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to ensure that producers who rely on acequia systems have access to drought protections, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s1930-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to support the buildout of clean school bus charging infrastructure through community facilities direct loans and grants.

1 clause Jun 12, 2023
Education

s1836-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 6, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1742-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on public domain land, and for other purposes.

25 clauses May 18, 2023
Health Care Providers Education Federal Administration Energy Production

s1726-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide emergency relief to producers of livestock with herds adversely affected by Mexican gray wolves, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 18, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Agricultural Producers

s1613-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the feral swine eradication and control pilot program, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 16, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1600-118

Cosponsor Introduced

Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for border management activities, and for other purposes.

11 clauses May 15, 2023
National Security Immigrant Communities Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups

s1582-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to expand the national organic certification cost-share program into a comprehensive organic program, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 11, 2023
Native American Tribes Agriculture Oil & Gas Education

s1546-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 10, 2023
Agriculture Water Infrastructure Education Federal Government

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