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Gary C. Peters

Gary C. Peters

D MI · Senate

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Defense

+10
Helped 895 Hurt 885 Unclear 707

Healthcare

+66
Helped 385 Hurt 319 Unclear 509

Government Operations

-57
Helped 176 Hurt 233 Unclear 520

Finance

-48
Helped 328 Hurt 376 Unclear 222

Energy

-25
Helped 311 Hurt 336 Unclear 142

Agriculture

+107
Helped 296 Hurt 189 Unclear 109

Technology

+79
Helped 269 Hurt 190 Unclear 119

Veterans Affairs

+189
Helped 338 Hurt 149 Unclear 83

Education

+35
Helped 205 Hurt 170 Unclear 162

Transportation

-31
Helped 105 Hurt 136 Unclear 211

Environment

-55
Helped 106 Hurt 161 Unclear 183

Trade

+53
Helped 215 Hurt 162 Unclear 65

Labor

+24
Helped 131 Hurt 107 Unclear 133

Criminal Justice

+45
Helped 179 Hurt 134 Unclear 40

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Housing

+91
Helped 189 Hurt 98 Unclear 15

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Immigration

-121
Helped 41 Hurt 162 Unclear 78

Foreign Policy

-31
Helped 99 Hurt 130 Unclear 47

Science & Space

+53
Helped 125 Hurt 72 Unclear 16
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

14468 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 (1541), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (94), DoD (33), Executive (24), Legislative (22), VA (19), State (16), USDA (16), Congress (12), Homeland Security (12), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Justice (11), CMS (10), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Law Enforcement (6), Oversight (6), Federal (5), Legislative Branch (5), DHS (4), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), State/Local (4), Tribal (4), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), Commerce (2), DOD (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), GAO (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Election Workers (1), Environmental Research (1), Executive Branch (1), Geological Research (1), HHS (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1)
Direct (456), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1)
Direct (299), 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 (212), Research (15), Hospitals (6), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (193), Child Care (3), Vocational And Technical (2), Environmental Research (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (161), Medicaid (6), Environment (2), Medicaid Programs (2), Natural Resources (1)
Direct (164), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (158), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (153), Cybersecurity (2), Cloud Services (1), Commercial/Defense (1), Counter-Drone (1), Security (1), Testing (1), Transition (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1741), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), Executive (40), EPA (22), Federal (15), Homeland Security (15), State (13), State/Local (12), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (8), Commerce (8), Independent Agencies (8), Intelligence (8), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Justice (7), DHS (6), Executive Branch (6), Foreign (5), GAO (5), CFPB (4), OMB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Emergency Management (3), Health (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Oversight (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Border Enforcement (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Agencies (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (157), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (137), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (116), 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
-377
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+38
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)
-23
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

hr3728-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the Caroline Chang Post Office.

1 clause Feb 1, 2024
Postal Service

hr5528-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget conduct a review to determine the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jan 30, 2024
Defense Contractors

s3658-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To promote space situational awareness and space traffic coordination and to modify the functions and leadership of the Office of Space Commerce, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jan 25, 2024
Satellite Telecommunications Aerospace Products and Parts Federal Government - Commerce Engineering Services

s3648-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Jan 24, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Defense Contractors Law Enforcement

s3654-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to require the timely appointment of agency transition officials, to ensure adequate performance and oversight of required transition-related preparation, to require new guidance for agencies and possible transition teams, and for other purposes.

33 clauses Jan 24, 2024
Federal Administration Federal Government Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s3639-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2075 West Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the Robert Hayden Post Office.

0 clauses Jan 23, 2024

s3640-118

Primary Sponsor Passed Senate

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office.

0 clauses Jan 23, 2024

s3635-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To improve the President's Cup Cybersecurity Competitions.

5 clauses Jan 22, 2024
Promotional Products Manufacturing Defense Contractors Electric Power Generation and Distribution Federal Government

s3613-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require Facility Security Committees to respond to security recommendations issued by the Federal Protective Service relating to facility security, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Jan 18, 2024
Immigration Services Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s3626-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To clarify task and delivery order solicitation and contract requirements.

6 clauses Jan 18, 2024
Federal Administration Government - Federal Immigration Services Government Contracting

s3594-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require governmentwide source code sharing, and for other purposes.

35 clauses Jan 16, 2024
Federal Administration Labor Defense Contractors Immigration Services

sres523-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.

0 clauses Jan 11, 2024

sres520-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Congratulating the University of Michigan Wolverines football team for winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football National Championship.

0 clauses Jan 11, 2024

s3575-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to give a preference, with respect to project grants for preventive health services, for States that allow all trained individuals to carry and administer epinephrine, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 10, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3574-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 3 of title 36, United States Code, to designate the mastodon as the national fossil of the United States.

0 clauses Jan 10, 2024

s3558-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Dec 20, 2023
Information Technology Health Care Providers

sres505-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the use of sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war by the terrorist group Hamas against the people of Israel.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Transportation

s3504-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a course of education and pilot program on authentication of digital content provenance for certain Department of Defense media content, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 13, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s3508-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for parity among the Vice Chiefs, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Dec 13, 2023

s3505-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the ordering of units of the Selected Reserve to active duty to respond to significant cyber incidents, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 13, 2023
Health Care Providers

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