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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

sres502-119

Cosponsor

Recognizing November 2025 as National Family Caregivers Month.

1 clause
Nonprofit - Healthcare Advocacy Home Health Care Services Family and Social Services

sjres192-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".

1 clause May 19, 2026
Consumers Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s4556-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Informed Foster Youth Act of 2026

1 clause May 18, 2026
Healthcare Consumers Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

sres732-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that over 25 years of real-world evidence and hundreds of peer-reviewed studies proving that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable, transparent, and based on the best available peer-reviewed evidence-based science.

1 clause May 14, 2026
Agriculture Homeowners Federal Government Financial Services

s4545-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Scientific Integrity Act

3 clauses May 14, 2026
National Security Environmental Groups Federal Government Financial Services

s4504-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026

2 clauses May 12, 2026
Native American Tribes Agriculture Education Federal Government

s3492-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Essential Caregivers Act of 2025

2 clauses Dec 16, 2025
Healthcare Providers Households

s3480-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025

1 clause Dec 15, 2025
Healthcare Providers Healthcare Beneficiaries

s3345-119

Cosponsor In Committee

PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act

2 clauses Dec 4, 2025
Government Consumers Healthcare

s3210-119

Cosponsor In Committee

EXPERTS Act of 2025

13 clauses Nov 19, 2025
General Public Advocacy Organizations Scientific Research Services Public Administration

s2524-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.

1 clause Jul 29, 2025
Healthcare Services State Government Healthcare Administration Healthcare Recipients General Public

s2150-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.

7 clauses Jun 24, 2025
Pharmaceutical Health Care Providers Government Religious Organizations

s2071-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Disaster Relief Medicaid Act

8 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Government Healthcare Health Professionals Nonprofits

s2059-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Keeping Obstetrics Local Act

17 clauses Jun 12, 2025
State Government Individuals Territorial Government Federal Government

s2072-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote affordable access to evidence-based opioid treatments under the Medicare program and require coverage of medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, opioid overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements.

6 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Business Community Health Insurance Government - CMS Substance Abuse Treatment

s1748-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Kids Online Safety Act

13 clauses May 14, 2025
Social Media Video Games Nonprofit Organizations Healthcare

s1506-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a Medicare-for-All national health insurance program.

42 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Offices of Physicians General Public: Healthcare Consumers General Public: Underserved Communities Hospitals

s1503-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Equality Act

10 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Mental Health Services Legal Services Advocacy Organizations Government

s1261-119

Cosponsor In Committee

CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

15 clauses Apr 2, 2025
Mental Health Services Native American Health Services Telehealth Services Ambulatory Health Care Services

s1232-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

6 clauses Apr 1, 2025
Government Health Care Providers Healthcare
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