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Thomas R. Carper

Thomas R. Carper

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Policy Effects

Estimated effects on people, organizations, and industries in bills this legislator sponsored, cosponsored, or voted on. Includes bills they voted against.

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Historical bill versions are included. Clauses analyzed in different versions count separately. A bill’s current status does not establish that every analyzed provision was enacted.

Only direct effects with high or medium confidence in the policy-area assignment are included. Bills are connected through sponsorship, cosponsorship, or Yea/Nay votes; a vote against a bill does not reverse its assessed effects. Vote dates filter recorded votes and vote-linked bills; sponsorship remains included.

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

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sres570-118

Cosponsor

Designating March 1, 2024, as National Speech and Debate Education Day.

1 clause

sres645-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week of April 20 through April 28, 2024, as National Park Week.

1 clause

sres67-118

Cosponsor

Supporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.

1 clause

sres925-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of the Honorable Fred R. Harris, former Senator for the State of Oklahoma.

0 clauses Dec 10, 2024

sres902-118

Cosponsor

Relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for the State of South Dakota.

0 clauses Nov 21, 2024

sres892-118

Cosponsor

Designating the week beginning on October 13, 2024, as National Wildlife Refuge Week.

1 clause Nov 12, 2024

sres861-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of September 2024 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024

s5236-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To 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.

17 clauses Sep 25, 2024
Healthcare Government Ambulatory Health Care Services State & Local Government

s5235-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide additional contract authority to State departments of transportation to carry out surface transportation projects, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Sep 25, 2024

s5283-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Robert M. Gates, in recognition of his service to the United States as an intelligence professional, Secretary of Defense, and educator and leader for young people of the United States.

3 clauses Sep 25, 2024

sres888-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of James Ralph Sasser, former Senator for the State of Tennessee.

0 clauses Sep 25, 2024

s5194-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan.

1 clause Sep 25, 2024

sres839-118

Cosponsor

Designating September 2024 as National Student Parent Month.

0 clauses Sep 23, 2024

sres828-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.

0 clauses Sep 18, 2024

sres822-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating September 2024 as National Voting Rights Month.

1 clause Sep 17, 2024

sres820-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 21 through September 28, 2024, as National Estuaries Week.

1 clause Sep 16, 2024

sres818-118

Primary Sponsor

Expressing support for and celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944.

1 clause Sep 16, 2024

s4961-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.

4 clauses Aug 1, 2024

s4973-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Aug 1, 2024

sres800-118

Cosponsor

Condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump during a political rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, honoring the victims who were killed and injured at the rally, and calling for unity and civility in the United States.

0 clauses Aug 1, 2024
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