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Ben Ray Luján

Ben Ray Luján

D NM · Senate

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Defense

+1
Helped 841 Hurt 840 Unclear 588

Healthcare

+166
Helped 518 Hurt 352 Mixed 2 Unclear 757

Education

+202
Helped 488 Hurt 286 Unclear 331

Finance

-12
Helped 435 Hurt 447 Mixed 14 Unclear 197

Government Operations

-57
Helped 83 Hurt 140 Unclear 815

Agriculture

+135
Helped 373 Hurt 238 Unclear 160

Energy

-66
Helped 261 Hurt 327 Unclear 176

Technology

+61
Helped 284 Hurt 223 Unclear 100

Environment

-29
Helped 166 Hurt 195 Unclear 232

Veterans Affairs

+185
Helped 346 Hurt 161 Unclear 86

Transportation

-14
Helped 135 Hurt 149 Unclear 181

Labor

+30
Helped 159 Hurt 129 Unclear 165

Housing

+139
Helped 279 Hurt 140 Mixed 1 Unclear 20

Trade

+21
Helped 185 Hurt 164 Unclear 43

Appropriations

+93
Helped 205 Hurt 112 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-112
Helped 37 Hurt 149 Unclear 99

Criminal Justice

+52
Helped 149 Hurt 97 Unclear 31

Science & Space

+118
Helped 183 Hurt 65 Unclear 14

Civil Rights

+89
Helped 138 Hurt 49 Unclear 41
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

15674 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 (1560), 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 (410), 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 (183), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)
Direct (182), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1942), 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 (128), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (105), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (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 (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-345
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)
+46
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)
+4
Transportation +14
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

s1310-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the United States.

9 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Financial Services Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Native American Tribes

s1297-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Education Federal Government Business

s1313-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to improve foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Environmental Groups Homeowners Federal Government Consumers

s1202-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

3 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Education Federal Government Consumers Homeowners

s1190-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal the debt ceiling, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 19, 2023
Regulated Industries Federal Government

s1206-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Regulated Industries Federal Government Business

sres161-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 22 through April 30, 2023, as National Park Week.

1 clause Apr 18, 2023
Regulated Industries

s1171-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from trading stocks and owning stocks, and for other purposes.

34 clauses Apr 17, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration Individual Investors Energy Production

s1098-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Lobbying Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers

sres153-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the roles and the contributions of care workers in the United States and expressing support for the designation of April 2023 as Care Worker Recognition Month.

0 clauses Mar 30, 2023

s1147-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and other school employees, students, and the community about how to prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among primary and secondary school students.

2 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Educational Services Nonprofit - Social Services Federal Government - HHS Children

s1088-118

Cosponsor Reported

To authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.

28 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Immigration Services Education

s1084-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Law Enforcement Legal Services Higher Education General Public

sres147-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating April 2023 as Preserving and Protecting Local News Month and recognizing the importance and significance of local news.

0 clauses Mar 30, 2023

sres151-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing March 31, 2023, as César Chávez Day in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of César Estrada Chávez.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Regulated Industries

s1091-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for automatic renewal protections, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Transportation Environmental Groups Regulated Industries Federal Government

sres148-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers

s1041-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold for bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees exempt from Federal overtime compensation requirements, and automatically update such threshold each year, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Environmental Groups Foreign Businesses Federal Government Business

s1059-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To adjust the boundary of Big Bend National Park in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 29, 2023
Real Estate Federal Government - Interior Tourism

sres129-118

Cosponsor

Designating March 2023 as National Women’s History Month.

1 clause Mar 28, 2023
Regulated Industries

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