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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

s804-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for security in the Black Sea region, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Mar 15, 2023
National Security Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

sres106-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning Beijing’s destruction of Hong Kong’s democracy and rule of law.

2 clauses Mar 15, 2023
National Security Environmental Groups Business

s728-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

27 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Labor Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s694-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on heavy trucks and trailers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Electric Utilities Water Infrastructure Oil & Gas Environmental Groups

s701-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.

8 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

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

s654-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 6, 2023
Local Government Environmental Groups Environmental Services Federal Administration

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

s640-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To suspend the enforcement of certain civil liabilities of Federal employees and contractors during a lapse in appropriations, or during a breach of the statutory debt limit, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Mar 2, 2023
Consumers Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

sres92-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing concern that illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing threatens security, prosperity, and biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean and facilitates human trafficking, including forced labor, and other inhumane and criminal practices in the region.

1 clause Mar 2, 2023
Water Infrastructure Homeowners Education Environmental Groups

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

s591-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To impose sanctions with respect to the People's Republic of China in relation to activities in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 1, 2023
National Security Airlines 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

s512-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

s399-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To place limitations on excepting positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 14, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government

s373-118

Cosponsor Reported

To modify the disposition of certain outer Continental Shelf revenues and to open Federal financial sharing to heighten opportunities for renewable energy, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Fishing and Seafood Entertainment Nonprofits and Civic Organizations Government - State/Local

s359-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes.

55 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Lobbying Financial Services

s298-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

3 clauses Feb 7, 2023
Education Environmental Groups Federal Government Energy Production

sres32-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the violent insurrection in Brazil on January 8, 2023, and expressing United States solidarity with the people of Brazil, as well as support for safeguarding Brazil's democratic institutions.

1 clause Feb 2, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Lobbying

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

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