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
sres606-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeTo recognize the 203rd anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
s4048-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
s4004-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.
s3987-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes.
s3964-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes.
sres575-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDeclaring racism a public health crisis.
s3854-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo combat transnational repression abroad, to strengthen tools to combat authoritarianism, corruption, and kleptocracy, to invest in democracy research and development, and for other purposes.
s4-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
sres568-118
CosponsorDesignating the week of February 26 through March 1, 2024, as Public Schools Week.
sres565-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCondemning democratic backsliding in Hungary.
sres559-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing the actions of the Rapid Support Forces and allied militia in the Darfur region of Sudan against non-Arab ethnic communities as acts of genocide.
sres551-118
CosponsorCelebrating Black History Month.
s3791-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes.
sres553-118
CosponsorHonoring the life of Jean A. Carnahan, former Senator for the State of Missouri.
s3748-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
s3764-118
Cosponsor Passed SenateTo extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2026.
s3705-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo protect individuals who face reprisals for defending human rights and democracy by enhancing the capacity of the United States Government to prevent, mitigate, and respond in such cases, and for other purposes.
s3712-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
s3688-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, and for other purposes.
s3657-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit and make the credit fully refundable for certain taxpayers.
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