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Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

D MD · Senate

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Healthcare

+66
Helped 150 Hurt 84 Unclear 593

Government Operations

-29
Helped 27 Hurt 56 Unclear 651

Education

-78
Helped 83 Hurt 161 Unclear 225

Environment

+36
Helped 108 Hurt 72 Unclear 175

Finance

+16
Helped 98 Hurt 82 Unclear 99

Foreign Policy

-40
Helped 68 Hurt 108 Unclear 45

Defense

-6
Helped 32 Hurt 38 Unclear 142

Labor

+47
Helped 67 Hurt 20 Unclear 71

Elections

-9
Helped 64 Hurt 73 Unclear 12

Regulated Industries

-49
Helped 21 Hurt 70 Unclear 46

Criminal Justice

+28
Helped 78 Hurt 50 Unclear 8

Energy

+26
Helped 46 Hurt 20 Unclear 54

Technology

-18
Helped 37 Hurt 55 Unclear 27

Transportation

-6
Helped 8 Hurt 14 Unclear 92

Judiciary

-63
Helped 7 Hurt 70 Unclear 21

Foreign Affairs

+5
Helped 40 Hurt 35 Unclear 14

Civil Rights

+1
Helped 29 Hurt 28 Unclear 20

Trade

-22
Helped 19 Hurt 41 Unclear 2

Housing

-9
Helped 25 Hurt 34

Healthcare Consumers

-32
Helped 2 Hurt 34 Unclear 22
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

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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.

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

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s1454-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow a deduction for charitable contributions for certain purposes relating to college athletics.

2 clauses May 4, 2023
Consumers Education Federal Government

s1447-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program supporting trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs, and for other purposes.

2 clauses May 4, 2023
Education Environmental Groups Federal Government Lobbying

s1420-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.

1 clause May 3, 2023
Homeowners Consumers Education Federal Government

sres188-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 2, 2023
Education Scientific Research

s1409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the safety of children on the internet.

28 clauses May 2, 2023
Consumers Scientific Research Homeowners Federal Government

sres185-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating April 2023 as Financial Literacy Month.

1 clause Apr 27, 2023
Foreign Businesses Financial Services Education Business

s1289-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes.

18 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Electric Utilities Foreign Businesses Federal Government Business

s1297-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Consumers Education Federal Government Business

s1300-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the late Prime Minister Golda Meir and the 75th anniversary of the United States-Israel relationship.

4 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Homeowners Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1230-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Rodrick Roddie Edmonds in recognition of his heroic actions during World War II.

3 clauses Apr 20, 2023
Immigrant Communities Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s1202-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

3 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Homeowners Consumers Education Federal Government

s1176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 18, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

sres158-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the deportation of children from Ukraine to the Russian Federation and the forcible transfer of children within territories of Ukraine that are temporarily occupied by Russian forces.

1 clause Apr 17, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Education

s1111-118

Cosponsor Reported

To enhance United States civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.

98 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Nuclear Power Higher Education Nuclear Fuel Local Government

s1143-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a grant program to increase cooperation on post-traumatic stress disorder research between the United States and Israel.

2 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Education Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

sres157-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Immigrant Communities Education Federal Government Law Enforcement

s1084-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Mar 30, 2023
State and Local Government Higher Education Legal Services General Public

s1031-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 29, 2023
National Security Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

s1007-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Mar 28, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Foreign Affairs

s936-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 22, 2023
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