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Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

D MD · Senate

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Elections

-7
Helped 66 Hurt 73 Unclear 10

Healthcare

+68
Helped 90 Hurt 22 Unclear 3

Foreign Affairs

+24
Helped 59 Hurt 35 Unclear 5

Labor

+49
Helped 69 Hurt 20 Unclear 5

Foreign Policy

-30
Helped 24 Hurt 54 Unclear 7

Finance

+9
Helped 40 Hurt 31 Unclear 2

Trade

-22
Helped 19 Hurt 41 Unclear 2

Technology

+8
Helped 32 Hurt 24 Unclear 2

Education

+34
Helped 42 Hurt 8 Unclear 1

Judiciary

-37
Helped 7 Hurt 44

Defense

-11
Helped 16 Hurt 27 Unclear 2

Energy

+19
Helped 32 Hurt 13

Government Operations

-27
Helped 7 Hurt 34 Unclear 1

Voting Rights

+2
Helped 18 Hurt 16 Unclear 4

Campaign Finance

-6
Helped 14 Hurt 20 Unclear 1

International Affairs

+2
Helped 14 Hurt 12 Unclear 2

Public Lands

+10
Helped 17 Hurt 7 Unclear 4

Environment

+17
Helped 22 Hurt 5

Labor & Employment

+6
Helped 13 Hurt 7 Unclear 7

Civil Rights

+12
Helped 17 Hurt 5
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

1456 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 (64), State (7), Transportation Security (7), State/Local (4), Federal (2), Law Enforcement (2), Legislative (2), Executive (1), Foreign Affairs (1), Homeland Security (1), Interior (1), Judiciary (1), National Security (1)
Direct (46), Government Employees (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

sres605-118

Primary Sponsor

Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and its critical role in improving the dental, oral, and craniofacial health of the United States through research, training, and the dissemination of health information.

1 clause

sres645-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 20 through April 28, 2024, as National Park Week.

1 clause

sres67-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

1 clause

sres37-118

Primary Sponsor

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

3 clauses

sres412-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers currently negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the “Big Three” automakers.

1 clause

sres221-118

Primary Sponsor

Promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2023, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.

0 clauses

s5586-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Dec 18, 2024

s5581-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To strengthen and expand efforts to identify, include, and advance untapped potential in the United States’ international affairs workforce to strengthen national security, and for other purposes.

52 clauses Dec 18, 2024
Workers and Professionals Professional Services Higher Education Federal Government

s5570-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant program to rebuild and improve transportation infrastructure at urban waterfronts, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Dec 17, 2024

s5574-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To support Lebanon’s rule of law and democratic institutions through sanctions, grants, and scholarships, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Dec 17, 2024

s5491-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To mobilize United States strategic, economic, and diplomatic tools to confront the challenges posed by the People’s Republic of China and to set a positive agenda for United States economic and diplomatic efforts abroad, and for other purposes.

113 clauses Dec 11, 2024

sres925-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.

0 clauses Dec 10, 2024

s5454-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To update the United States policy towards Hong Kong, and for other purposes.

22 clauses Dec 9, 2024

s5416-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to address the disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Dec 3, 2024

sres915-118

Cosponsor

Designating September 2024 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

1 clause Nov 21, 2024

s5381-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site in the State of Maryland and provide for its administration as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Nov 21, 2024

sres908-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the goals of Stomach Cancer Awareness Month.

0 clauses Nov 21, 2024

sres902-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for the State of South Dakota.

0 clauses Nov 21, 2024

s5377-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To develop a strategy for increasing access to independent information for Chinese citizens, to establish an interagency task force to carry out such strategy, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Nov 21, 2024

s5320-118

Cosponsor 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
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