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Nydia M. Velázquez

Nydia M. Velázquez

D NY-7 · House

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Sponsored
339
Cosponsored
347
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Industry Impact Profile

11597 industry impacts

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Industries Helped

Direct (1414), Defense (94), Veterans Affairs (80), DoD (32), State (21), Legislative (20), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Congress (13), Agriculture (11), Coast Guard (9), DOJ (4), Judiciary (4), Justice (4), Oversight (4), Research (4), Local (3), State Agency (3), Army Corps (2), DHS (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Independent Agency (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Legislative Branch (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Transportation (2), Treasury (2), Cemeteries (1), 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), Science Agencies (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (386), Veterans (88), Military Families (11), Foreign (2), Military (2), Immigrant Communities (1), Parents (1), U.S. Citizens (1), Vulnerable Populations (1)
Direct (381), Air Force (2), Families (1)
Direct (334), 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 (196), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2), Addiction Services (1)
Direct (173), Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Professional Development (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (124), Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2)

Industries Burdened

Direct (1181), Defense (82), Veterans Affairs (50), Coast Guard (27), Regulatory (10), FDA (9), Regulatory Agencies (9), EPA (8), Agriculture (7), Legislative (7), Federal Child Welfare (4), Foreign (4), SEC (4), VA (4), DOI (3), Education (3), Executive (3), Local (3), Securities Regulation (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Foreign Diplomatic (2), HHS (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), China (1), DOE (1), DoD (1), Energy Department (1), Energy/Defense (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Federal (1), Federal Immigration (1), Federal Law Enforcement (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), NNSA (1), Property Management (1), Space Force (1), State (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1)
Direct (238), Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Space Force (1)
Direct (203), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (148), Veterans (12), Family Sponsors (4), Environmental Health (1), Environmental Justice (1), Taxpayers (1), Water Quality (1)
Direct (130), Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
Direct (120), Foreign (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
Direct (87), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2)

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Voting Alignment by Industry

Analysis coverage
91.7% of votes
S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (70 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Defense (176), Veterans Affairs (130), Coast Guard (36), DoD (33), Legislative (27) +65 more
-372
Military (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Systems (3), Air Force (2), Families (1), Space Force (1)
-85
General Public (9 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (11), Family Sponsors (4), Foreign (2), Military (2) +4 more
-199
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-114
Cryptocurrency - - -71
Transportation (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (2), Labor (2), Technology (2), Tourism (2), Moving (1)
-8
Healthcare (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Specialized Services (2) +1 more
- -83
Education (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Maritime Training (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-56
Financial Services (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Public Issuers (4)
-64
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-10
Immigration (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Unaccompanied Minors (4), Undocumented (3)
- +105
Taxpayers - - -33
Agriculture (6 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Livestock (3), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Coffee Production (1) +1 more
-105
Construction (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal Projects (1), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- -50
Technology (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Cybersecurity (3), Blockchain/DLT (2), AI/Defense (1), Artificial Intelligence (1) +9 more
-4

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hres969-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 8, 2025, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".

1 clause Dec 19, 2025
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Higher Education Students General Public

hr6574-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals Act

2 clauses Dec 10, 2025
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Higher Education Students Consumer Lending Federal Government - Education

hr6429-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a program to promote the cybersecurity field to disadvantaged communities, including older individuals, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, geographically diverse communities, socioeconomically diverse communities, women, individuals from nontraditional educational paths, individuals who are veterans, and individuals who were formerly incarcerated, and for other purposes.

1 clause Dec 4, 2025
General Public Individual Workers/Job Seekers Federal Government - Homeland Security Educational Services

hr5469-119

Cosponsor In Committee

SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025

3 clauses Sep 18, 2025
Healthcare Providers and Patients State Governments Public Health Research Public Health Agencies

hr5361-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To hold law enforcement accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies.

49 clauses Sep 15, 2025
General Public Government Technology Security Systems

hr5068-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

41 clauses Aug 29, 2025
Hemp Agriculture Federal Business Development Nonprofit Services Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

hr4444-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide a more equitable discharge standard for student loan borrowers.

4 clauses Jul 16, 2025
Federal Courts/Judiciary Legal Services Individual Consumers - Student Loan Debtors Finance/Credit Companies

hr3551-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 21, 2025
Education Services Museums & Cultural Institutions Elementary & Secondary Education Publishing

hr15-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Apr 29, 2025
General Business General Public and Businesses Judiciary Financial Services

hr3069-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an improved Medicare-for-All national health insurance program.

39 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Healthcare Providers General Public Federal Government Hospitals

hr17-119

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.

13 clauses Mar 25, 2025
Government Agencies All Industries Public Sector Small Businesses

hr1111-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a Department of Peacebuilding, and for other purposes.

19 clauses Feb 7, 2025

hr1061-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

1 clause Feb 6, 2025
Federal Law Enforcement - Immigration Legal Services Education, Healthcare, Religious Institutions, Social Services Federal Government - Executive Branch

hr844-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of African descent in the settling and founding of America, the economic and political environments that led to the development, institutionalization, and abolition of slavery and its impact on all Americans, the exploration and expansion of America, impact on and contributions to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2025
K-12 Education Museums & Cultural Institutions State & Local Government - Education Educational Publishing & Curriculum Development

hr51-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Washington, D.C. Admission Act

25 clauses Jan 3, 2025
Education Services General Public State and Local Government Federal Government

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