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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

s5446-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a program to fund electric public transportation in rural communities.

1 clause Dec 5, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

s5388-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

4 clauses Nov 21, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services

s5379-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To create an administrative subpoena process to assist copyright owners in determining which of their copyrighted works have been used in the training of artificial intelligence models.

2 clauses Nov 21, 2024
Transportation

s5389-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop and disseminate guidance for handling the personal property of individuals who are under arrest, restrained, or confined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 21, 2024
Health Care Providers

s5352-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for retail electricity suppliers, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Nov 20, 2024
Health Care Providers Energy Production

s5338-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify the experience requirement for direct farm ownership loans, eliminate the 10-year limitation on direct farm ownership loans, allow direct loans to be used for refinancing indebtedness, increase the lifetime limitation on debt forgiveness per borrower, and provide flexibility with respect to loan fund set asides for beginning farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Nov 18, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Education

s5331-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To create a National Science Foundation scholarship-for-service Humanitarian Tech Corps, and for other purposes.

1 clause Nov 14, 2024
Education

s5320-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of energy, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Nov 14, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

s5267-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an audit of the expenditures of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024
Labor

s5252-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code to require accountability in deferred prosecution agreements, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Financial Services Transportation Labor Environmental Services

s5239-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Defense to manage risks relating to military use of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors

s5231-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program to implement a pre-qualification or pre-approval process for farmers and ranchers with respect to a direct farm ownership loan under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s5207-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify certain requirements relating to emergency loans, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Financial Services

s5178-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to update the amount of Social Security lump sum death payments and index lump sum death payments to inflation.

0 clauses Sep 25, 2024

sres886-118

Primary Sponsor

Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 24, 2024, to October 31, 2024, as Bat Week.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024
Agricultural Producers

s5106-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes.

1 clause Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Environmental Services

s5114-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in the State of Vermont, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Sep 19, 2024
Federal Administration Education Environmental Services

s5048-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the use of ranked choice voting in elections for the offices of Senator and Representative in Congress, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Sep 12, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Immigration Services Education

s5021-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.

2 clauses Sep 11, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4971-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Housing Act of 1949 to permit the assumption of loans under the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program.

1 clause Aug 1, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration

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