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Peter Welch

Peter Welch

D VT · Senate

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Defense

-83
Helped 717 Hurt 800 Unclear 459

Healthcare

+195
Helped 538 Hurt 343 Mixed 2 Unclear 131

Finance

-47
Helped 362 Hurt 409 Unclear 63

Energy

-143
Helped 271 Hurt 414 Unclear 66

Agriculture

+167
Helped 371 Hurt 204 Unclear 85

Education

+152
Helped 363 Hurt 211 Unclear 76

Veterans Affairs

+151
Helped 285 Hurt 134 Unclear 77

Trade

-43
Helped 199 Hurt 242 Unclear 20

Technology

+19
Helped 183 Hurt 164 Mixed 1 Unclear 22

Labor

+60
Helped 169 Hurt 109 Unclear 42

Housing

+116
Helped 198 Hurt 82 Unclear 12

Federal Budget

+166
Helped 210 Hurt 44 Unclear 36

Transportation

-75
Helped 83 Hurt 158 Unclear 32

Immigration

-144
Helped 45 Hurt 189 Unclear 24

Foreign Policy

-11
Helped 96 Hurt 107 Unclear 20

Criminal Justice

+44
Helped 120 Hurt 76 Unclear 13

Science & Space

+57
Helped 106 Hurt 49 Unclear 12

Social Welfare

+74
Helped 107 Hurt 33 Unclear 16

Environment

-29
Helped 59 Hurt 88 Unclear 6

Elections

-7
Helped 66 Hurt 73 Unclear 10
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13233 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 (1439), Veterans Affairs (81), Defense (60), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (15), State (15), Treasury (15), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Justice (10), CMS (9), NPS (7), DOJ (6), State/Local (6), Judiciary (5), Education (4), Federal (4), ICE (4), Oversight (4), DHS (3), Department Of Interior (3), Transportation (3), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Foreign Affairs (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Cemeteries (1), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Environmental Regulation (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Law Enforcement (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), NOAA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (469), Veterans (88), Military Families (10), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Military (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1), Veterans Families (1)
Direct (353), Child Care (2), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (269), Patients (15), Research (9), Community (2), Tribal (2), Mental Health Services (1)
Direct (214), 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 (215), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (149), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (119), Generic (3), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1139), Defense (52), Veterans Affairs (50), Judiciary (36), EPA (22), State (16), Federal (15), State/Local (13), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (10), HHS (10), Foreign (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), CFPB (4), DOJ (4), Independent Agencies (4), Treasury/IRS (4), USDA (4), DHS (3), Emergency Management (3), Executive (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), USPTO & FDA (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Intelligence (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), Oversight (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Border Security (1), CMS (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FCC (1), FTC (1), Federal Agencies (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Local (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1)
Direct (157), Veterans (12), Taxpayers (2), Bad Actors (1)
Direct (129), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (114), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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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
85.7% 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 (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (130), Defense (105), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-525
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (100), Military Families (10), Foreign (2), Military (2), Taxpayers (1)
-20
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-27
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-83
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (9), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Community (2), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2) +3 more
+14
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-29
Taxpayers - - -34
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-99
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
-16
Immigration - +109
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (6), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-5
Transportation +5
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-41
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
-4
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-33

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s3128-118

Cosponsor

To streamline the reporting of violations against immigrant children in Federal custody, to provide protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, and to ensure safe release to sponsors, and for other purposes.

25 clauses
Correctional Facilities Social Assistance Educational Services State Government

sres548-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of February 5 through 9, 2024, as National School Counseling Week.

1 clause

sres645-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 20 through April 28, 2024, as National Park Week.

1 clause

sres436-118

Primary Sponsor

Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2023, to October 31, 2023, as BatWeek.

1 clause

sres412-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers currently negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the “Big Three” automakers.

1 clause

sres67-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

1 clause

s4049-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to repeal section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to balance-of-payments authority.

0 clauses Mar 11, 2026

sconres28-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A concurrent resolution expressing support for the recognition of March 10, 2026, as "Abortion Provider Appreciation Day".

0 clauses Mar 10, 2026

s4029-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to reinforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 by establishing a limitations period of 10 years for antibribery offenses, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 9, 2026

s4007-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to restore competition in the meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 5, 2026

s3991-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 4, 2026

s3985-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to allow States to require payment of State fees related to boating as a condition for issuance of a vessel number and to collect such fees in conjunction with other fees related to vessel numbering.

0 clauses Mar 4, 2026

s3966-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to prohibit the enforcement of certain contractual clauses that restrict disclosure of sexual abuse of minors, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 3, 2026

s3958-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Mar 2, 2026

s3947-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish a categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

s3948-119

Cosponsor In Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the Direct File program.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

sres621-119

Cosponsor

A resolution designating the week of February 23 through February 27, 2026, as "National Public Schools Week".

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

s3926-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A bill to promote competition in the area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, allow for the development and adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers, organizations, and governments manage their energy usage and improve electric grid reliability, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 26, 2026

s3914-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act

0 clauses Feb 25, 2026

s3904-119

Cosponsor In Committee

American Homeownership Act

0 clauses Feb 24, 2026
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