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Thomas R. Carper

Thomas R. Carper

D DE · Senate

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Environment

+49
Helped 96 Hurt 47 Unclear 703

Government Operations

+1
Helped 101 Hurt 100 Unclear 624

Healthcare

+68
Helped 124 Hurt 56 Unclear 130

Energy

+86
Helped 125 Hurt 39 Unclear 87

Finance

-7
Helped 58 Hurt 65 Unclear 47

Elections

-9
Helped 64 Hurt 73 Unclear 12

Education

+9
Helped 24 Hurt 15 Unclear 86

Criminal Justice

+18
Helped 62 Hurt 44 Unclear 11

Transportation

0
Helped 20 Hurt 20 Unclear 75

Defense

+7
Helped 14 Hurt 7 Unclear 82

Judiciary

-63
Helped 7 Hurt 70 Unclear 21

Technology

-18
Helped 29 Hurt 47 Unclear 20

Regulated Industries

-29
Helped 11 Hurt 40 Unclear 25

Housing

+25
Helped 44 Hurt 19 Unclear 1

Civil Rights

+9
Helped 25 Hurt 16 Unclear 20

Labor

+1
Helped 17 Hurt 16 Unclear 17

Foreign Policy

-3
Helped 17 Hurt 20 Unclear 9

Trade

+16
Helped 29 Hurt 13 Unclear 1

Immigration

-5
Helped 1 Hurt 6 Unclear 34

Voting Rights

+2
Helped 18 Hurt 16 Unclear 4
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

2014 industry impacts

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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.

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

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
State Government Hospitals General Public Ambulatory Health Care Services

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
Heavy Construction Infrastructure Development Native American Tribal Government Local Government

s4334-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.

12 clauses May 14, 2024
Federal Government - Transportation Security Federal Government - Homeland Security Labor Unions Federal Government

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
Native American Tribes State & Local Government Political Campaigns General Public

s3791-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

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

95 clauses Feb 8, 2024
Health Care Providers Conservation Organizations Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s2924-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend title 31, United States Code, to improve the management of improper payments, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Sep 26, 2023
Federal Administration Financial Services Environmental Services General Public

s2492-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to improve coordination between the Do Not Pay working system and Federal and State agencies authorized to use the system.

5 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Federal Government Administration Government Contracting Social Services General Public

s1-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.

202 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Government - State State & Local Government Legal Services Political Campaigns

s2086-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program.

5 clauses Jun 21, 2023
General Public Education Environmental Services Federal Administration

s5-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

10 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Ambulatory Health Care General Public Social Assistance Electronic Shopping

s1409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the safety of children on the internet.

28 clauses May 2, 2023
Consumers Scientific Research Homeowners Federal Government

s1189-118

Cosponsor Reported

To establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Apr 19, 2023
State Government Health Care Providers Waste Management and Remediation Services Native American Tribal Government

s567-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Civic Organizations Administrative and Support Services General Public All Industries

s559-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs.

6 clauses Feb 28, 2023
General Public Environmental Services Foreign Affairs Public Safety Services

s359-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, and for other purposes.

55 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Lobbying Financial Services

s59-118

Cosponsor Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring.

23 clauses Jan 24, 2023
Federal Government - OPM Higher Education General Public Education

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