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Pete Ricketts

Pete Ricketts

R NE · Senate

2025–Present Senate
2023–2025 Senate
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Defense

-35
Helped 897 Hurt 932 Unclear 673

Finance

+8
Helped 388 Hurt 380 Mixed 1 Unclear 164

Energy

-100
Helped 305 Hurt 405 Unclear 174

Healthcare

+76
Helped 330 Hurt 254 Unclear 275

Veterans Affairs

+219
Helped 369 Hurt 150 Unclear 82

Agriculture

+107
Helped 297 Hurt 190 Unclear 111

Sanctions

-65
Helped 219 Hurt 284 Unclear 19

Government Operations

-27
Helped 68 Hurt 95 Unclear 334

Foreign Policy

-96
Helped 167 Hurt 263 Mixed 1 Unclear 58

Transportation

-237
Helped 81 Hurt 318 Unclear 89

Education

-14
Helped 158 Hurt 172 Mixed 1 Unclear 132

Trade

-7
Helped 146 Hurt 153 Unclear 33

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Environment

-51
Helped 77 Hurt 128 Unclear 104

Technology

+25
Helped 152 Hurt 127 Unclear 28

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Housing

+101
Helped 183 Hurt 82 Unclear 13

Foreign Affairs

-26
Helped 103 Hurt 129 Unclear 32

Immigration

-120
Helped 29 Hurt 149 Unclear 46

Criminal Justice

+13
Helped 106 Hurt 93 Unclear 19
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13153 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 (1612), Veterans Affairs (116), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Legislative Branch (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), HUD (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), State Department (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1)
Direct (265), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (330), 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 (209), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (156), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (161), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (158), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1519), Veterans Affairs (70), Defense (67), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Intelligence (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), HUD (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Treasury (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), Federal Reserve (1), GAO (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), OMB (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (214), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (117), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Direct (82), Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (1), Foreign Adversary (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
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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
+541
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+240
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+29
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
+75
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+34
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +107
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- +142
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+7
Transportation +13
Immigration - -109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+39
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
+3
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres795-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the botched rollout by the Department of Education of the FAFSA Simplification Act.

0 clauses Aug 1, 2024

s4967-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize and update the Act, and for other purposes.

15 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s4931-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Aug 1, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Energy Production

sres800-118

Cosponsor

Condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump during a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, honoring the victims who were killed and injured at the rally, and calling for unity and civility in the United States.

0 clauses Aug 1, 2024

s4937-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require Senate approval before the United States assumes any obligation under a WHO pandemic agreement and to suspend funding for the WHO until such agreement is ratified by the Senate.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4888-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Czechia.

1 clause Jul 31, 2024
Trade

s4805-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require each agency to evaluate the permitting system of the agency to consider whether a permit by rule could replace that system, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Labor

s4770-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal agencies from contracting with companies engaged in a boycott of Israel, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 25, 2024
Labor

s4779-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to the system of compensation of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority that supports acts of terrorism.

5 clauses Jul 25, 2024
Financial Services Transportation Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s4680-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition of his contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

3 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s4722-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the United States from collaborating with certain foreign countries of concern on fundamental research intended to support the military, intelligence, or security capabilities of the United States, to strengthen the security and integrity of the United States scientific and research enterprise, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jul 11, 2024
Colleges and Universities All Industries Federal Government Scientific Research & Development

sres765-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of the Honorable James Mountain Inhofe, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.

0 clauses Jul 11, 2024

sres762-118

Cosponsor

Designating July 27, 2024, as National Day of the American Cowboy.

1 clause Jul 10, 2024
Federal Administration

s4665-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for a joint meeting of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 10, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration

sres761-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2024 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2024, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day.

1 clause Jul 10, 2024
Defense Contractors

s4661-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 31, United States Code, to include information on improper payments under Federal programs, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 10, 2024
Transportation

sres739-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

1 clause Jun 18, 2024

s4568-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal certain provisions of the CHIPS Act of 2022 and the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, to limit Federal mandates imposed on entities seeking Federal funds, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jun 18, 2024
Transportation Commercial Space Education Environmental Services

s4533-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand and promote research and data collection on reproductive health conditions, to provide training opportunities for medical professionals to learn how to diagnose and treat reproductive health conditions, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 13, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

sres733-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Honoring the life and legacy of Patrick Gottsch.

1 clause Jun 13, 2024
Transportation

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