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Pete Sessions

R TX-17 · House

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Defense

+159
Helped 1290 Hurt 1131 Unclear 809

Finance

+494
Helped 1392 Hurt 898 Mixed 4 Unclear 858

Healthcare

+312
Helped 720 Hurt 408 Mixed 2 Unclear 369

Energy

-50
Helped 319 Hurt 369 Mixed 3 Unclear 190

Criminal Justice

-52
Helped 304 Hurt 356 Mixed 4 Unclear 92

Education

-12
Helped 256 Hurt 268 Unclear 200

Agriculture

+139
Helped 345 Hurt 206 Mixed 9 Unclear 144

Veterans Affairs

+254
Helped 410 Hurt 156 Unclear 125

Trade

+9
Helped 280 Hurt 271 Mixed 2 Unclear 72

Housing

+110
Helped 288 Hurt 178 Unclear 123

Transportation

-38
Helped 201 Hurt 239 Unclear 116

Immigration

-172
Helped 95 Hurt 267 Mixed 4 Unclear 114

Government Operations

+39
Helped 112 Hurt 73 Unclear 269

Technology

+62
Helped 199 Hurt 137 Unclear 34

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Environment

-76
Helped 82 Hurt 158 Unclear 125

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Labor

-30
Helped 83 Hurt 113 Unclear 73

Foreign Policy

+37
Helped 126 Hurt 89 Unclear 34

Appropriations

+45
Helped 133 Hurt 88 Unclear 14
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

20328 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 (1959), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), Legislative Branch (19), State (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Treasury (13), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Coast Guard (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Research (4), Local (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), EPA (1), Federal Executive (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), HHS (1), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1)
Direct (552), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (379), 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 (337), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (226), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1)
Direct (221), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2621), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (69), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), Education (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), SEC (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Financial Regulation (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), Executive (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), Local (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), Banking Regulation (1), DOE (1), DOJ (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (229), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (240), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (236), Nuclear (2), Iran (1), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (177), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
Direct (167), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1), Research Vessels (1)
Direct (137), 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
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (183), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
+283
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
+374
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
- +167
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+124
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
- +157
Education (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1) +1 more
- +53
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
- +20
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+41
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
- - +40
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +123
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+18
Taxpayers - - +15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
+139
Law Enforcement - - +42

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr6322-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To evaluate and disrupt financing to Hamas, and to amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the exchange stabilization fund from being used to deal in Special Drawing Rights from state sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Nov 9, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Civil Rights Advocacy Defense Contractors

hr6126-118

Cosponsor Introduced

Making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the attacks in Israel for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Nov 7, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Foreign Affairs Financial Services

hr6245-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to report on financial institutions’ involvement with officials of the Iranian Government, and for other purposes.

26 clauses Nov 6, 2023
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Agriculture Nonprofits & NGOs Banking & Financial Services

hr6114-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose additional sanctions with respect to Iran and modify other existing sanctions with respect to Iran, and for other purposes.

54 clauses Oct 30, 2023
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Foreign Affairs Financial Services

hr5337-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the application of prudence and exclusive purpose duties to the exercise of shareholder rights.

6 clauses Sep 5, 2023
Other Financial Investment Activities Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles Portfolio Management Corporate Management

hr4551-118

Cosponsor Reported

To prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under consolidated audit trail reporting requirements, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 11, 2023
Financial Services

hr4341-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to use voice, vote, and influence of the United States to prevent companies from countries that actively or tacitly supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine from benefitting from its reconstruction, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 23, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services

hr3712-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require an Act of Congress for certain activities related to the issuance of a central bank digital currency, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 25, 2023
Financial Services

hr3406-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit qualified professional asset managers from exercising voting rights associated with the ownership of securities by the Thrift Savings Fund.

1 clause May 17, 2023
Financial Services

hr3357-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the purchase or lease of agricultural land in the United States by persons associated with certain foreign governments, and for other purposes.

5 clauses May 16, 2023
Health Care Providers Defense Contractors Federal Administration Financial Services

hr3230-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to provide for regulatory impact analyses for certain rules, and for other purposes.

60 clauses May 11, 2023
Small Business Federal Regulators Various Industries Federal Government

hr3129-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure health care fairness and affordability for all Americans through universal access to equitable health insurance tax credits, reformed health savings accounts, and strengthened consumer protections, and for other purposes.

23 clauses May 9, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

hr3161-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to require the Director of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to testify on an annual basis before the Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives and the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee of the Senate.

6 clauses May 9, 2023
General Public Community Banking & Credit Unions Federal Government Federal Administration

hr3057-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions may not be required.

1 clause May 2, 2023
Financial Services Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr3021-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 28, 2023
Financial Services Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr2743-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Apr 20, 2023
National Security Foreign Businesses Federal Government Business

hr2622-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Apr 13, 2023
Financial Services Defense Contractors

hres238-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of Proof-of-Work mining, used for certain cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, to the United States ability to achieve its energy goals and grow its economy.

1 clause Mar 21, 2023
National Security Financial Services Energy Production Foreign Businesses

hr1470-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortion through financial or logistical support to individuals traveling to another State or country to receive an abortion.

2 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Financial Services Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

hr1388-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins to honor and memorialize the tragedy of the Sultana steamboat explosion of 1865.

5 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Education

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