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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

sres606-118

Cosponsor In Committee

To recognize the 203rd anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.

1 clause Mar 21, 2024
Energy Production

s4048-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act.

0 clauses Mar 21, 2024

s4004-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To 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.

1 clause Mar 20, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3987-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 20, 2024
Federal Administration Education

s3964-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the highway safety improvement program, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 14, 2024
Federal Administration Energy Production

sres575-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Declaring racism a public health crisis.

1 clause Mar 6, 2024

s3854-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To combat transnational repression abroad, to strengthen tools to combat authoritarianism, corruption, and kleptocracy, to invest in democracy research and development, and for other purposes.

21 clauses Feb 29, 2024
Transportation Federal Administration Defense Contractors Energy Production

s4-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To 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.

20 clauses Feb 29, 2024
State & Local Government Native American Tribes General Public Civil Rights Organizations

sres568-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of February 26 through March 1, 2024, as Public Schools Week.

0 clauses Feb 28, 2024

sres565-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning democratic backsliding in Hungary.

1 clause Feb 26, 2024
Defense Contractors

sres559-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing 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.

1 clause Feb 12, 2024
Defense Contractors

sres551-118

Cosponsor

Celebrating Black History Month.

1 clause Feb 8, 2024
Transportation

s3791-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, and for other purposes.

95 clauses Feb 8, 2024
Federal Administration Defense Contractors Environmental Services Health Care Providers

sres553-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of Jean A. Carnahan, former Senator for the State of Missouri.

0 clauses Feb 8, 2024

s3748-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 7, 2024
Labor Information Technology Education Environmental Services

s3764-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2026.

0 clauses Feb 7, 2024

s3705-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To 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.

10 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Nonprofit Organizations Government International Organizations Individuals

s3712-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To 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.

2 clauses Jan 31, 2024
Immigration Services Federal Administration

s3688-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 30, 2024
Labor

s3657-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To 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.

2 clauses Jan 24, 2024
Financial Services Federal Administration Environmental Services

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