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Peter Welch

Peter Welch

D VT · Senate

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Healthcare

+233
Helped 711 Hurt 478 Mixed 2 Unclear 1380

Defense

-76
Helped 858 Hurt 934 Unclear 649

Government Operations

-49
Helped 96 Hurt 145 Unclear 1210

Finance

+17
Helped 487 Hurt 470 Unclear 292

Education

+88
Helped 481 Hurt 393 Unclear 347

Energy

-203
Helped 307 Hurt 510 Unclear 213

Agriculture

+162
Helped 431 Hurt 269 Unclear 161

Transportation

-233
Helped 155 Hurt 388 Unclear 201

Environment

-9
Helped 178 Hurt 187 Unclear 263

Technology

+27
Helped 271 Hurt 244 Unclear 99

Veterans Affairs

+202
Helped 355 Hurt 153 Unclear 88

Labor

+45
Helped 198 Hurt 153 Unclear 165

Sanctions

-57
Helped 218 Hurt 275 Unclear 18

Trade

-30
Helped 205 Hurt 235 Unclear 42

Criminal Justice

+51
Helped 237 Hurt 186 Unclear 45

Foreign Policy

-84
Helped 138 Hurt 222 Unclear 57

Housing

+145
Helped 270 Hurt 125 Unclear 18

Immigration

-137
Helped 56 Hurt 193 Unclear 113

Appropriations

+93
Helped 205 Hurt 112 Unclear 17

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17841 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 (1719), 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)
Direct (566), 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)
Direct (460), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (299), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (289), 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 (283), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (175), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (2067), 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 Administration (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), Health And Human Services (1), Homeland Security (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)
Direct (220), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (180), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (175), Non-Expansion (3), Justice Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2)
Direct (138), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)
Direct (132), 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
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 (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
-449
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)
+12
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)
-4
Transportation +12
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

s2266-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for automatic renewal protections, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 14, 2025
Trade Transportation Environmental Services

s2247-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Disaster Assistance Improvement and Decentralization Act

24 clauses Jul 10, 2025
Nonprofit Organizations Federal Government Professional Services State & Local Government

sres310-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing Tunisia’s leadership in the Arab Spring and expressing support for upholding its democratic principles and norms.

1 clause Jun 26, 2025
Transportation

s1985-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Safe Operations of Shared Airspace Act of 2025

12 clauses Jun 5, 2025
Federal Government - General Federal Government - Defense Federal Government - Transportation Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation

s1887-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Vote at Home Act of 2025

5 clauses May 22, 2025
Transportation Health Care Providers

s1765-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act

5 clauses May 14, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education Transportation

s1654-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require transportation network companies to provide customers notice when a driver has a camera in their motor vehicle and provide customers an opportunity to opt out of riding in motor vehicles with cameras, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 7, 2025
Gig Workers Ridesharing/Transportation Electronics Manufacturing General Public

s1503-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Equality Act

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

s1454-119

Cosponsor In Committee

FIGHT Act of 2025

1 clause Apr 10, 2025
Transportation Federal Administration

s1272-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Trade Review Act of 2025

2 clauses Apr 3, 2025
Transportation

s1294-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Federal Firearm Licensee Act

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

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

s1000-119

Cosponsor Reported

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

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

s1002-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require on-time delivery of periodicals to unlock additional rate authority, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Financial Services Transportation Immigration Services

s959-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the United States International Trade Commission to conduct an investigation and submit a report on the impact on businesses in the United States of duties, and the threat of duties, on imports from Mexico and Canada, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Transportation Health Care Providers

s617-119

Cosponsor In Committee

OPIOIDS Act

4 clauses Feb 18, 2025
Transportation Health Care Providers

s367-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025

3 clauses Feb 3, 2025
Financial Services Transportation Federal Administration Environmental Services

sres33-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the recognition of January as Muslim-American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Muslim Americans in the United States.

1 clause Jan 23, 2025
Transportation

s161-119

Cosponsor Reported

She DRIVES Act

9 clauses Jan 21, 2025
Transportation Consumer Safety Automotive Government

s130-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To reform the antitrust laws to better protect competition in the American economy, to amend the Clayton Act to modify the standard for an unlawful acquisition, to deter anticompetitive exclusionary conduct that harms competition and consumers, to enhance the ability of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the antitrust laws, and for other purposes.

21 clauses Jan 16, 2025
All Industries (M&A Active) Corporate Management All Industries Asset Management, Private Equity, Hedge Funds

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