Benjamin L. Cardin
AnalysisD MD · Senate
Healthcare
+66Government Operations
-29Education
-78Environment
+36Finance
+16Foreign Policy
-40Defense
-6Labor
+47Elections
-9Regulated Industries
-49Criminal Justice
+28Energy
+26Technology
-18Transportation
-6Judiciary
-63Foreign Affairs
+5Civil Rights
+1Trade
-22Housing
-9Healthcare Consumers
-32Industry Impact Profile
2760 industry impacts
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
sres191-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing widening threats to freedom of the press and free expression around the world, reaffirming the vital role that a free and independent press plays in combating the growing threats of authoritarianism, misinformation, and disinformation, and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority of the United States Government in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2023.
s1420-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.
sres188-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCelebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, and for other purposes.
s1409-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo protect the safety of children on the internet.
s1370-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
sres185-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating April 2023 as Financial Literacy Month.
s1381-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo 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.
s1297-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.
s1289-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to strengthen requirements related to nutrient information on food labels, and for other purposes.
s1300-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo 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.
s1283-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform to the intent of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–206), as set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–599, that the National Taxpayer Advocate be able to hire and consult counsel as appropriate.
s1272-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for examination and disclosure with respect to Presidential income tax returns, to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require the disclosure of certain tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the President, and for other purposes.
s1264-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen the drug pricing reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act.
sres167-118
Primary SponsorRecognizing the 30th anniversary of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
s1230-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo award a Congressional Gold Medal to Master Sergeant Rodrick Roddie Edmonds in recognition of his heroic actions during World War II.
s1246-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen the drug pricing reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act.
s1220-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish the position of Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.
s1210-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo designate a laboratory as the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, and for other purposes.
s1206-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.
s1203-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo amend the Peace Corps Act by reauthorizing the Peace Corps, providing better support for current, returning, and former volunteers, and for other purposes.
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