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Maria Elvira Salazar

Maria Elvira Salazar

R FL-27 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 27)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 27)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 27)
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Finance

+347
Helped 1129 Hurt 782 Mixed 4 Unclear 768

Defense

+268
Helped 1081 Hurt 813 Mixed 1 Unclear 688

Healthcare

+287
Helped 678 Hurt 391 Unclear 535

Immigration

-441
Helped 240 Hurt 681 Mixed 4 Unclear 251

Agriculture

+338
Helped 501 Hurt 163 Unclear 158

Energy

-52
Helped 285 Hurt 337 Mixed 3 Unclear 193

Education

+17
Helped 317 Hurt 300 Unclear 194

Government Operations

+30
Helped 91 Hurt 61 Unclear 580

Veterans Affairs

+252
Helped 409 Hurt 157 Unclear 129

Transportation

-40
Helped 175 Hurt 215 Unclear 189

Criminal Justice

-20
Helped 252 Hurt 272 Mixed 4 Unclear 44

Housing

+43
Helped 231 Hurt 188 Unclear 115

Environment

-61
Helped 82 Hurt 143 Unclear 234

Trade

+36
Helped 201 Hurt 165 Mixed 2 Unclear 60

Foreign Affairs

-209
Helped 68 Hurt 277 Unclear 38

Labor

+17
Helped 159 Hurt 142 Unclear 80

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Foreign Policy

-41
Helped 129 Hurt 170 Unclear 67

Technology

+48
Helped 174 Hurt 126 Unclear 41

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

18997 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 (1582), Defense (127), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), VA (19), Executive (18), Executive Branch (17), USDA (16), Legislative Branch (14), Legislative (13), Treasury (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), State (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), HHS (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Judicial (1), National Security (1)
Direct (570), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Religious Communities (1)
Direct (362), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (331), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (266), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Holocaust & Cultural Organizations (1), Immigrant Students (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2856), Defense (97), Veterans Affairs (66), Regulatory (43), Coast Guard (26), EPA (22), NPS (11), Education (9), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), Treasury (5), CFPB (4), Executive (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Honors (3), International Finance (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Trade Finance (3), Congress (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Health (2), Law Enforcement (2), State Department (2), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Executive Branch (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Interior Department (1), Museums & Cultural Institutions (1), USDA (1)
Direct (190), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (165), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
Direct (163), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3)
Direct (140), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)

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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 (53 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (224), Veterans Affairs (180), Coast Guard (35), DoD (33), VA (23) +48 more
+239
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2)
+386
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2)
- +131
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +154
Defense +111
Education (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1)
- - +34
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+57
Transportation (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
- +20
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- +57
Construction (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1)
- - +111
Taxpayers - - +15
Manufacturing (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2)
+24
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
- - +142
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- -112

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr1589-119

Cosponsor In Committee

American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

17 clauses Feb 26, 2025
State Government Employers Higher Education Individuals

hr1585-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act

5 clauses Feb 25, 2025
State Government Government Healthcare Providers Healthcare

hr1348-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Venezuelan Adjustment Act

1 clause Feb 13, 2025
Government Immigration Business

hr1144-119

Cosponsor Reported

Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

10 clauses Feb 7, 2025
Human Trafficking Education Humanitarian Assistance Foreign Affairs

hr1071-119

Cosponsor Reported

No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025

4 clauses Feb 6, 2025
Foreign Affairs Immigration Civil Rights

hres70-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.

1 clause Jan 28, 2025
Immigration Services

hr578-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 21, 2025
Federal Administration Transportation

hr506-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require assessments for Foreign Terrorist Organization designations, authorize certain appropriations for certain fiscal years for Operation Stonegarden, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jan 16, 2025
Federal Administration Financial Services Health Care Providers Environmental Services

hr196-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service.

2 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Immigration Services

hr9546-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To promote democracy in Venezuela, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Sep 11, 2024
Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration Financial Services

hr9545-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To provide for the electronic submission of domestic violence information and communications with visa applicants, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 11, 2024
Information Technology

hr8957-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of certain products produced in the United States and in certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 9, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production Health Care Providers Defense Contractors

hr8119-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish in U.S. Customs and Border Protection a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as therapy dogs, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 23, 2024
Federal Administration Transportation Trade

hr7571-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a regional trade, investment, and people-to-people partnership of countries in the Western Hemisphere to stimulate growth and integration through viable long-term private sector development, and for other purposes.

49 clauses Mar 6, 2024
Defense Contractors Environmental Services Federal Administration Financial Services

hr7263-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize amounts collected in certain visa fees to be made available to reduce visa wait times, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 6, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

hr5585-118

Cosponsor Reported

To impose criminal and immigration penalties for intentionally fleeing a pursuing Federal officer while operating a motor vehicle.

26 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Federal Administration Transportation

hr6980-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the reallocation of unused waivers of the foreign residency requirement for certain J-visa holders.

1 clause Jan 11, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6875-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Dec 19, 2023
Federal Administration Transportation

hr6205-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance our Nation’s nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas.

1 clause Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr6145-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Children’s Court to improve the adjudication of immigration cases involving unaccompanied alien children.

5 clauses Nov 1, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Transportation

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