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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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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

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

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

s4752-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiians, and other entities, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Jul 23, 2024

s4629-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jun 20, 2024

s4532-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans.

1 clause Jun 13, 2024

s4381-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.

6 clauses May 21, 2024

s4367-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes.

953 clauses May 20, 2024
Architecture & Engineering Construction Government State & Local Government

s4350-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilities.

1 clause May 15, 2024

s3950-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide States with support to establish integrated care programs for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes.

24 clauses Mar 14, 2024
Social Services Government Healthcare Financial Services

s3891-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to update and expand Federal economic development investment in the economic recovery, resiliency, and competitiveness of communities, regions, and States across the United States, and for other purposes.

114 clauses Mar 7, 2024
Economic Development State & Local Government Fishing & Forestry Recreation And Tourism

s3791-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

95 clauses Feb 8, 2024
Environment Agriculture Government General Public

s3756-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a new pilot program that would test coverage of outpatient observation services furnished outside a hospital under the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative.

1 clause Feb 7, 2024

s3660-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require electronically prepared tax returns to include scannable code when submitted on paper, and to require the use of optical character recognition technology for paper documents received by the Internal Revenue Service.

1 clause Jan 25, 2024

s3633-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jan 22, 2024

s3211-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance our Nation’s nurse and physician workforce by recapturing unused immigrant visas.

1 clause Nov 2, 2023

s3208-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.

9 clauses Nov 2, 2023

s3131-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand and clarify the exclusion for orphan drugs under the Drug Price Negotiation Program.

1 clause Oct 25, 2023

s3105-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.

6 clauses Oct 24, 2023

s2958-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Sep 27, 2023
Environment Architecture & Engineering Government State & Local Government
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