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Ritchie Torres

Ritchie Torres

D NY-15 · House

2025–Present House Of Representatives (District 15)
2023–2025 House Of Representatives (District 15)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 15)
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Finance

+146
Helped 1200 Hurt 1054 Mixed 5 Unclear 1168

Defense

+149
Helped 1312 Hurt 1163 Unclear 782

Healthcare

+416
Helped 1192 Hurt 776 Mixed 49 Unclear 617

Energy

-241
Helped 503 Hurt 744 Mixed 18 Unclear 292

Education

+204
Helped 651 Hurt 447 Mixed 1 Unclear 257

Housing

+14
Helped 417 Hurt 403 Unclear 120

Criminal Justice

-119
Helped 308 Hurt 427 Mixed 6 Unclear 73

Veterans Affairs

+262
Helped 418 Hurt 156 Unclear 140

Agriculture

+96
Helped 337 Hurt 241 Unclear 125

Labor

+119
Helped 306 Hurt 187 Unclear 207

Environment

-12
Helped 197 Hurt 209 Unclear 234

Transportation

-24
Helped 217 Hurt 241 Unclear 133

Immigration

-155
Helped 159 Hurt 314 Mixed 4 Unclear 72

Trade

+12
Helped 208 Hurt 196 Mixed 3 Unclear 46

Technology

+48
Helped 218 Hurt 170 Unclear 52

Government Operations

-11
Helped 57 Hurt 68 Unclear 278

Civil Rights

+98
Helped 214 Hurt 116 Unclear 55

Military Procurement

+17
Helped 142 Hurt 125 Unclear 101

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

+21
Helped 129 Hurt 108 Unclear 41
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

25238 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 (1981), Defense (128), Veterans Affairs (114), DoD (32), State (23), Legislative Branch (20), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (14), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), Coast Guard (9), Housing (9), NPS (7), CMS (6), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DHS (4), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), Local (4), Research (4), Local Government (3), Medicare (3), Transportation (3), Army Corps (2), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), HHS (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), IBWC (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Manufacturing (1), Municipal (1), National Security (1), Science Agencies (1)
Direct (739), Veterans (121), Military Families (17), Military (3), Foreign (2), Youth (2), Black Maternal Health Beneficiaries (1)
Direct (675), Research (15), Tribal (4), Community (3), Perinatal Care (1), Reproductive Health (1), Rural (1), Safety Net (1)
Direct (578), Child Care (3), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Research Universities (1), Technical (1), Tribal (1)
Direct (371), 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 (249), Maritime (1), Outdoor And Industrial Workers (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (3609), Defense (101), Veterans Affairs (66), Regulatory (43), EPA (30), Coast Guard (27), NPS (11), FDA (9), SEC (9), Education (8), Housing (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (6), Foreign (5), Law Enforcement (5), State (5), CFPB (4), DOJ (4), Federal Child Welfare (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Federal (3), Legislative (3), Legislative Branch (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Natural Resources (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), FBI (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), Military (2), Treasury (2), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), Local Government (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Science Agencies (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (268), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Surgical (1)
Direct (236), Veterans (20), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (244), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (240), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (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 (75 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (229), Veterans Affairs (180), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), EPA (31) +70 more
-644
General Public (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (17), Family Sponsors (4), Military (3), Foreign (2) +3 more
-45
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-117
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-91
Healthcare (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2)
+3
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
+35
Cryptocurrency - - +71
Transportation (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1) +1 more
+13
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7)
+42
State & Local Government (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Non-Expansion (3)
+56
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- -92
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (8), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+1
Taxpayers - - -15
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-127
Law Enforcement -26

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hr1833-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Mar 28, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Foreign Affairs Federal Government

hr1708-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address root causes of homelessness, meet the needs of community members experiencing harms from homelessness, transition communities towards providing housing for all, end penalization of homelessness, and ensure full democratic participation and inclusion of persons experiencing homelessness, and for other purposes.

25 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Transportation Healthcare Consumers Consumers Federal Government

hr1702-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend PROMESA to include certain ethics provisions to provide for the disqualification of certain advisors to the Financial Oversight and Management Board, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 22, 2023
Financial Services Business Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr1723-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Consumers Law Enforcement

hr1664-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to consider inflation, employment, and financial stability when setting interest rates.

2 clauses Mar 17, 2023
Financial Services Consumers Federal Government

hr1663-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to designate sectorially critical banking institutions, to require a higher level of regulatory supervision of such institutions, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 17, 2023
Financial Services Foreign Businesses Consumers Federal Government

hr1662-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To direct the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish and maintain a permanent emergency lending program to provide member banks and other depository institutions with short-term liquidity against long-term assets.

2 clauses Mar 17, 2023
Financial Services Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Federal Government Consumers

hr1621-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize a national memorial to commemorate those whose lives were lost to COVID–19 and those who helped the country to recover, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 17, 2023
Regulated Industries Business Consumers Federal Government

hr17-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Mar 10, 2023
Education Consumers Federal Government Business

hres215-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Nowruz.

0 clauses Mar 9, 2023

hr1499-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require small, medium, and large hub airports to certify that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Transportation Federal Government Airlines Business

hr1505-118

Cosponsor Reported

To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

4 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Trade Environmental Services

hr1468-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and improve the earned income tax credit.

3 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Energy Production Education

hr1414-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the definition of broker, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 7, 2023
Financial Services Federal Government Business Consumers

hr1282-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility to certain military retirees for concurrent receipt of veterans’ disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Defense Contractors

hr1294-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XXXIII of the Public Health Service Act with respect to flexibility and funding for the World Trade Center Health Program.

6 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Airlines

hr1268-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to establish the position of Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Foreign Affairs Environmental Groups Consumers Federal Government

hr1244-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To posthumously award a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865.

4 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Education Regulated Industries Federal Government Agriculture

hr20-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Environmental Groups Regulated Industries Federal Government Business

hres184-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black History Month.

1 clause Feb 28, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers

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