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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
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
-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

s2738-119

Cosponsor In Committee

ESP, Paraprofessional, and Education Support Staff Family Leave Act

1 clause Sep 9, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2701-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Headwaters Protection Act of 2025

3 clauses Sep 3, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Foreign Affairs

s2667-119

Cosponsor In Committee

West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025

1 clause Aug 1, 2025
Health Care Providers

s2643-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2025

1 clause Aug 1, 2025
Education

s2564-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act

0 clauses Jul 31, 2025

s2589-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expanding the VOTE Act

4 clauses Jul 31, 2025
Immigration Services Transportation Labor

s2612-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SAFE Act

2 clauses Jul 31, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2557-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Epstein Files Transparency Act

2 clauses Jul 30, 2025
Transportation Defense Contractors

s2556-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act

1 clause Jul 30, 2025
Health Care Providers

sres340-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating July 30, 2025, as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.

1 clause Jul 29, 2025
Labor

s2523-119

Cosponsor In Committee

John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

20 clauses Jul 29, 2025
Government - State/Local Election Administration General Public - Minority Voters Government - State Legislatures Nonprofit - Civil Rights Advocacy

s2511-119

Cosponsor In Committee

College Transparency Act

3 clauses Jul 29, 2025
Federal Administration Education Health Care Providers

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
General Public Healthcare Services State Government Healthcare Administration Healthcare Recipients

s2518-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Protecting Air Ambulance Services for Americans Act of 2025

3 clauses Jul 29, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2508-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To give effect to a final rule of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration relating to gas pipeline leak detection and repair, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 29, 2025
Federal Administration Energy Production

s2483-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide that members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may not be terminated except for cause and to require the immediate reinstatement of the members of such advisory committee.

1 clause Jul 28, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2485-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2025

2 clauses Jul 28, 2025
Financial Services Education

s2481-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure that teachers are paid a livable and competitive salary throughout their career, and for other purposes.

32 clauses Jul 28, 2025
Educational Support Services Elementary and Secondary Schools Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations Colleges Universities and Professional Schools

s2468-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to render available to certain long-term residents of the United States the benefit under that section.

0 clauses Jul 28, 2025

s2429-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to ensure the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection retains adequate resources to ensure fair, transparent, and competitive markets for financial products and services for consumers and to provide for whistleblower incentives and protection.

3 clauses Jul 24, 2025
Environmental Services

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