Peter Welch
AnalysisD VT · Senate
Healthcare
+204Defense
-76Government Operations
-27Education
+58Finance
-46Energy
-150Agriculture
+162Environment
-8Technology
+27Veterans Affairs
+202Transportation
-51Labor
+41Trade
-31Criminal Justice
+62Housing
+146Immigration
-136Foreign Policy
-23Appropriations
+93Federal Budget
+162Science & Space
+66Industry Impact Profile
16762 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
|
-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
s51-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
s57-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include maple syrup under the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program.
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.
s46-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeHealth Care Affordability Act of 2025
s25-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePolluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025
sres941-118
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeCongratulating the University of Vermont men's soccer team on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s soccer national championship.
s5642-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, and for other purposes.
s5617-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide for debt reduction for developing countries for purposes of climate adaptation, and for other purposes.
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.
s5539-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require systematic review of artificial intelligence systems before deployment by the Federal Government, 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.
s5526-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish a Federal Public Defender Commission, and for other purposes.
s5509-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide support to State governments in the production by those governments of quadrennial State climate assessments, and for other purposes.
s5508-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines.
s5523-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide clarification of assistance related to safeguarding and the elimination of landmines, other explosive remnants of war, and conventional arms.
s5490-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to maintain a communications program to communicate with the general public about patterns and trends with respect to changing weather and climate, and for other purposes.
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