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Peter Welch

Peter Welch

D VT · Senate

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161
Sponsored
969
Cosponsored
658
Votes
Vote Date:
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Healthcare

+204
Helped 685 Hurt 481 Mixed 2 Unclear 1377

Defense

-76
Helped 797 Hurt 873 Unclear 645

Government Operations

-27
Helped 91 Hurt 118 Unclear 1207

Education

+58
Helped 455 Hurt 397 Unclear 345

Finance

-46
Helped 424 Hurt 470 Unclear 288

Energy

-150
Helped 308 Hurt 458 Unclear 213

Agriculture

+162
Helped 431 Hurt 269 Unclear 161

Environment

-8
Helped 174 Hurt 182 Unclear 261

Technology

+27
Helped 270 Hurt 243 Unclear 99

Veterans Affairs

+202
Helped 355 Hurt 153 Unclear 88

Transportation

-51
Helped 155 Hurt 206 Unclear 202

Labor

+41
Helped 194 Hurt 153 Unclear 165

Trade

-31
Helped 204 Hurt 235 Unclear 41

Criminal Justice

+62
Helped 231 Hurt 169 Unclear 42

Housing

+146
Helped 271 Hurt 125 Unclear 18

Immigration

-136
Helped 56 Hurt 192 Unclear 112

Foreign Policy

-23
Helped 137 Hurt 160 Unclear 60

Appropriations

+93
Helped 205 Hurt 112 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Science & Space

+66
Helped 132 Hurt 66 Unclear 17
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

16762 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

Government 2016 P·22 C·298 Y·1356 N·1696 w:36.0
Direct (1534), Veterans Affairs (115), Defense (94), DoD (33), Legislative (19), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Treasury (15), State (14), Justice (13), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), CMS (9), Transportation (8), NPS (7), Oversight (6), State/Local (6), Judiciary (5), DOJ (4), Education (4), Federal (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), DHS (3), Department Of Interior (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), FTC (2), Housing (2), Intelligence (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Civil Servants (1), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), Environmental Regulation (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Homeland Security (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1), NOAA (1)
General Public 727 P·5 C·359 Y·347 N·363 w:25.1
Direct (561), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Low Income (5), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Immigration Status Holders (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Students (1), Support Networks (1)
Education 451 P·7 C·301 Y·121 N·143 w:18.7
Direct (443), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Healthcare 331 P·3 C·129 Y·189 N·198 w:9.3
Direct (294), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Agriculture 291 P·33 C·103 Y·151 N·155 w:15.9
Direct (283), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Defense 241 C·17 Y·108 N·224 w:1.7
Direct (228), 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)
Military 231 C·7 Y·109 N·224 w:1.0
Direct (230), Families (1)
State & Local Government 220 P·24 C·121 Y·65 N·75 w:12.4
Direct (212), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2)
Construction 179 P·7 C·15 Y·131 N·157 w:2.8
Direct (176), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Healthcare Beneficiaries 156 P·3 C·126 Y·27 N·25 w:15.0

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2307 P·40 C·1238 Y·767 N·1028 w:77.8
Direct (1877), Defense (74), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (37), EPA (22), State (16), Federal (15), State/Local (13), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (10), HHS (10), Foreign (9), Transportation (8), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Justice (6), DOJ (5), Intelligence (5), Banking (4), CFPB (4), Legislative (4), Treasury/IRS (4), USDA (4), DHS (3), Emergency Management (3), Executive (3), General (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Oversight (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Courts (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Department (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Veterans (2), Border Security (1), CMS (1), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Housing (1), Immigration (1), Interior Department (1), Local (1), Monetary Policy (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), Waste Management (1)
Education 205 P·1 C·115 Y·85 N·89 w:12.1
General Public 201 P·4 C·66 Y·119 N·130 w:8.4
Direct (179), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Financial Services 190 P·1 C·135 Y·50 N·54 w:12.2
Direct (189), Transgender Individuals (1)
State & Local Government 178 C·122 Y·54 N·56 w:5.2
Direct (173), Non-Expansion (3), Medicaid Programs (2)
Defense 163 C·15 Y·54 N·148 w:1.2
Direct (159), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Technology 147 C·108 Y·32 N·39 w:5.3
Direct (138), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)
Oil & Gas 142 C·132 Y·9 N·10 w:3.0
Healthcare 141 P·2 C·29 Y·98 N·110 w:4.7
Direct (130), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)
Military 136 C·1 Y·53 N·135 w:0.2
Direct (135), Space Force (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
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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 (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-455
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+30
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
-78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
-25
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+63
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
-24
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
+11
Taxpayers - - -18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
-106
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
-1
Transportation +11
Immigration - +109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
-37
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
-1
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
-28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor
All Industries Agriculture Defense Education Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Healthcare Beneficiaries Military State & Local Government
Clear

s1832-119

Cosponsor In Committee

College for All Act of 2025

26 clauses May 21, 2025
Higher Education Students Public Higher Education Institutions For-Profit Higher Education Private HBCUs

s1837-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

DEFIANCE Act of 2025

3 clauses May 21, 2025
Lawyers & Lobbyists AI & Machine Learning Technology Civil Rights Advocacy Internet Services

s1748-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Kids Online Safety Act

13 clauses May 14, 2025
Nonprofit Organizations Video Games Social Media Consumer

s1645-119

Cosponsor In Committee

American Ownership and Resilience Act

22 clauses May 7, 2025
Commercial Banking Small Business General Public Professional Services

s1552-119

Cosponsor Reported

Living Donor Protection Act of 2025

6 clauses May 1, 2025
Insurance Labor Public Health Federal Workforce

s1515-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

25 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Financial Services Households Government Tribal Government

s1503-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Equality Act

10 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Government Mental Health Services Retail Trade Legal Services

s1506-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a Medicare-for-All national health insurance program.

42 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing General Public: Underserved Communities Hospitals Offices of Physicians

s1507-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

53 clauses Apr 29, 2025
K-12 Education Meat Processing Food Manufacturing Crop Production

s1379-119

Cosponsor In Committee

REPAIR Act

9 clauses Apr 9, 2025
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Federal Government Automotive Repair and Maintenance

s1352-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025

5 clauses Apr 8, 2025
Immigration Services Health Care Providers Labor Environmental Services

s1318-119

Cosponsor Passed Senate

Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

19 clauses Apr 7, 2025
Nonprofit Organizations Civil Liberties Veterans Federal Government - Justice

s1294-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Federal Firearm Licensee Act

21 clauses Apr 3, 2025
Firearms Retail Federal Law Enforcement Security Products Consumers

s1241-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

16 clauses Apr 1, 2025
International Trade Consumers Manufacturing Foreign Government

s1193-119

Cosponsor In Committee

America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act

9 clauses Mar 27, 2025
Environmental Groups Federal Administration Government National Parks and Recreational Areas

s1102-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Mar 25, 2025
Transportation Education Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s1115-119

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
Private Sector Employers Employment Services Workers Federal Government

s986-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Safe Schools Improvement Act

6 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Education Government - Education Civil Rights Organizations

s1000-119

Cosponsor Reported

To establish an Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs.

5 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Indigenous Affairs Intelligence Defense Foreign Affairs

s934-119

Cosponsor In Committee

American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025

32 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Nonprofit Organizations Real Estate Investment Wealth Management Banking
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