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Peter Welch

Peter Welch

D VT · Senate

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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

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)
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)
Direct (443), Child Care (3), K-12 Schools (2), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (294), Patients (16), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (283), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
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)
Direct (176), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

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)
Direct (179), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Direct (159), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (138), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)
Direct (130), 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
-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

sres279-119

Cosponsor

Designating June 2025 as Great Outdoors Month.

0 clauses Jun 16, 2025

s2070-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide limited authority to use the Armed Forces to suppress insurrection or rebellion and quell domestic violence.

11 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Defense General Public Government

s2069-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program.

0 clauses Jun 12, 2025

s2059-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Keeping Obstetrics Local Act

17 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Territorial Government Individuals Federal Government Healthcare

s2072-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To promote affordable access to evidence-based opioid treatments under the Medicare program and require coverage of medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, opioid overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements.

6 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Business Community Healthcare Consumers Health Insurance Government - CMS

s2077-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurance coverage continuity for former foster youth.

1 clause Jun 12, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2057-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To streamline enrollment in health insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Health Insurance Federal Government General Public Computer Systems Design

s2073-119

Cosponsor In Committee

State Public Option Act

3 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2071-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Disaster Relief Medicaid Act

8 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Government Health Professionals Nonprofits Healthcare

s2068-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To ban drug manufacturers from using direct-to-consumer advertising, including social media, to promote their products.

0 clauses Jun 12, 2025

s2084-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental and oral health services, vision services, and hearing services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

4 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2076-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.

1 clause Jun 12, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2050-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Social Security Act to provide for an increased Federal medical assistance percentage for State expenditures on certain behavioral health services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 12, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2035-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish statutory rights to choose to receive, provide, and cover fertility treatments, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Jun 11, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2023-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify employer-provided fringe benefits for bicycle commuting.

1 clause Jun 11, 2025
Energy Production

s2021-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude round-tripped income for purposes of calculating global intangible low-taxed income, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 11, 2025
Federal Administration Foreign Affairs

s2029-119

Cosponsor In Committee

My Body, My Data Act of 2025

6 clauses Jun 11, 2025
Telecommunications Government - FTC Health Technology Legal Services

s2042-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025

1 clause Jun 11, 2025
Health Care Providers

sres267-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Honoring the deep and enduring friendship between the Kingdom of Denmark and the United States on the occasion of Danish Constitution Day celebrations.

0 clauses Jun 10, 2025

s2013-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for increases in the minimum wage, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 10, 2025
Accommodation Retail Trade Small Business Food Services & Drinking Places

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