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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.

Positive-Effect Industries

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

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s2548-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund in the Department of Homeland Security to fund investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jul 26, 2023
Environmental Services

s2482-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Community Advantage Loan Program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Defense Contractors Environmental Services

s2081-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require venue-specific heat illness emergency action plans for any institution of higher education that is a member of an athletic association or athletic conference, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s1677-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.

5 clauses May 18, 2023
Environmental Services Transportation Immigration Services

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

s1381-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Apr 27, 2023
State and Local Government Cross-Industry General Public Nonprofits and Advocacy

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

s1210-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To designate a laboratory as the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 19, 2023
National Security Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government

s657-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for neighborhood revitalization, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 6, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Financial Services

sres200-118

Primary Sponsor

Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2023, through May 6, 2023, as National Small Business Week to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

1 clause Mar 4, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Environmental Groups Business

s609-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a pilot program awarding competitive grants to organizations administering entrepreneurial development programming to formerly incarcerated individuals, and other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Scientific Research Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s570-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve coverage of dental and oral health services for adults under Medicaid, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Consumers Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Environmental Groups Federal Government

s215-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 1, 2023
Homeowners Native American Tribes Environmental Groups Federal Government

sres20-118

Primary Sponsor In Committee

Condemning the coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military’s detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained, promoting accountability and justice for those killed by the Burmese military, and calling for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2023
Immigrant Communities Education Federal Government Business

s114-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.

1 clause Jan 26, 2023
Homeowners Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

s37-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Attorney General to make competitive grants to State, tribal, and local governments to establish and maintain witness protection and assistance programs.

2 clauses Jan 24, 2023
Native American Tribes Agriculture Environmental Groups Federal Government

s53-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To identify and combat corruption in countries, to establish a tiered list of countries with respect to levels of corruption by their governments and their efforts to combat such corruption, and to evaluate whether foreign persons engaged in significant corruption should be specially designated nationals under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.

5 clauses Jan 24, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Regulated Industries Foreign Affairs

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