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
sres435-118
CosponsorRecognizing the week of October 30 through November 4, 2023, as National Veterans Small Business Week.
sres431-118
CosponsorRecognizing the month of October 2023 as National Women's Small Business Month.
s3105-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.
s3086-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes.
sres420-118
CosponsorDesignating Betty K. Koed as Historian Emerita of the United States Senate.
s3089-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to expand the replacement of stolen EBT benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
sres417-118
CosponsorStanding with Israel against terrorism.
sres408-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCondemning Hamas for its premeditated, coordinated, and brutal terrorist attacks on Israel and demanding that Hamas immediately release all hostages and return them to safety, and for other purposes.
s3065-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide counsel for unaccompanied children, and for other purposes.
sres406-118
CosponsorTo honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, former Senator for the State of Iowa.
sres400-118
CosponsorHonoring the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein, the late Senator for the State of California.
s3013-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H–2B nonimmigrant visas.
sres404-118
CosponsorDesignating October 4, 2023, as Energy Efficiency Day in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.
sres396-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating the week beginning on October 8, 2023, as National Wildlife Refuge Week.
sres394-118
CosponsorHonoring the life of James L. Buckley, former Senator for the State of New York.
s3008-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide back pay to Federal contractors, and for other purposes.
sres384-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeRecognizing the seriousness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as PCOS Awareness Month.
sres385-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCalling for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation in March 2023.
sres372-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
sres371-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeSupporting the designation of the week of September 18 through September 22, 2023, as Malnutrition Awareness Week.
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