Peter Welch
AnalysisD VT · Senate
Healthcare
+233Defense
-76Government Operations
-49Finance
+17Education
+88Energy
-203Agriculture
+162Transportation
-233Environment
-9Technology
+27Veterans Affairs
+202Labor
+45Sanctions
-57Trade
-30Criminal Justice
+51Foreign Policy
-84Housing
+145Immigration
-137Appropriations
+93Federal Budget
+162Industry Impact Profile
17841 industry impacts
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.
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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.
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| 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
s130-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s94-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeMiracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
s40-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeCommission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
s46-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeHealth Care Affordability Act of 2025
sres19-119
CosponsorHonoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter and commending President Jimmy Carter for his life-long career of public service, humanitarian leadership, diplomacy, and courageous advocacy.
s43-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for a safe harbor from infringement of a method of use patent relating to drugs or biological products.
s51-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
s25-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePolluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025
s5578-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 18, United States Code, to reform certain forfeiture procedures, and for other purposes.
s5583-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo express findings relating to the recreational trails program, and for other purposes.
s5573-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for a safe harbor from infringement of a method of use patent relating to drugs or biological products.
s5534-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo authorize a grant program for educational institutions to analyze, digitize, and map historic records relating to housing discrimination, and for other purposes.
s5537-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to establish and carry out a pilot program to expedite the examination of applications for certain patents, and for other purposes.
s5498-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, and for other purposes.
s5480-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo repeal the debt ceiling, and for other purposes.
sres925-118
CosponsorRelating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.
s5428-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening.
sres919-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing the 40th year since the 1984 Bhopal chemical disaster and helping to ensure that no other community suffers another chemical disaster, by designating December 3 as National Chemical Disaster Awareness Day.
s5405-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office of Transmission in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.
s5399-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 11, United States Code, to provide bankruptcy protections for medically distressed debtors, and for other purposes.
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