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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

s2504-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration Energy Production

s2523-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to require certain membership on the Board of Directors of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation.

1 clause Jul 26, 2023
Financial Services

s2544-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individuals with disabilities.

9 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

202 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Government - State State & Local Government Legal Services General Public

s2488-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Federal Administration Labor Environmental Services

s2484-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure that States do not prohibit an individual from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 25, 2023

s2480-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, and for other purposes.

16 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Electric Power Transmission Electric Power Distribution Consumers Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

s2494-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.

19 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Information Technology Transportation Energy Production

s2421-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to revise the terms of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement and the Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Financial Services Federal Administration

s2449-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make permanent the moratorium on benefit transaction fees, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 20, 2023
Agricultural Producers

s2427-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives.

1 clause Jul 20, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2439-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a grant program to fund reproductive health patient navigators for individuals seeking abortion services.

3 clauses Jul 20, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2432-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical expense deduction, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 20, 2023
Agricultural Producers Federal Administration

s2377-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve coverage of audiology services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 19, 2023
Audiology Services Healthcare Consumers Physicians Offices

s2344-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

213 clauses Jul 18, 2023
Transportation Federal Administration Immigration Services Environmental Services

s2317-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Agricultural Research Service to expand organic research, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 13, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

s2299-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 13, 2023
Federal Administration

s2320-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a program for the procurement of domestically grown unprocessed fruits and vegetables to provide healthier school meals, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jul 13, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s2258-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.

1 clause Jul 12, 2023

s2267-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.

0 clauses Jul 12, 2023

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