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
sres645-118
CosponsorDesignating the week of April 20 through April 28, 2024, as National Park Week.
sres412-118
CosponsorSupporting the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers currently negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the “Big Three” automakers.
sres67-118
CosponsorSupporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
s5586-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes.
sres925-118
CosponsorRelating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.
sres902-118
CosponsorRelating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for the State of South Dakota.
sres915-118
CosponsorDesignating September 2024 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
sres908-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing support for the goals of Stomach Cancer Awareness Month.
s5320-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of energy, and for other purposes.
sres862-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating October 23, 2024, as National Marine Sanctuary Day.
sres888-118
CosponsorHonoring the life of James Ralph Sasser, former Senator for the State of Tennessee.
s5194-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.
sres857-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
s5191-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo award grants to States to support efforts at institutions of higher education to increase degree attainment, and for other purposes.
s5236-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to enhance financial support for rural and safety net hospitals providing maternity, labor, and delivery services to vulnerable populations, and for other purposes.
sres840-118
CosponsorSupporting the designation of the week of September 15 through September 21, 2024, as Telehealth Awareness Week.
sres838-118
CosponsorExpressing support for the designation of November 17, 2024, as National Warrior Call Day and recognizing the importance of connecting warriors in the United States to support structures necessary to transition from the battlefield, especially peer-to-peer connection.
sres833-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeCountering disinformation, propaganda, and misinformation in Latin America and the Caribbean, and calling for multi-stakeholder efforts to address the significant detrimental effects that the rise in disinformation, propaganda, and misinformation in regional information environments has on democratic governance, human rights, and United States national interests.
sres828-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
sres822-118
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating September 2024 as National Voting Rights Month.
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