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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

s1600-118

Cosponsor Introduced

Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, for border management activities, and for other purposes.

11 clauses May 15, 2023
National Security Immigrant Communities Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups

s1420-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.

1 clause May 3, 2023
Homeowners Consumers Education Federal Government

s1409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the safety of children on the internet.

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

s1376-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

3 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Homeowners Education Federal Government Veterans

s1316-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to expand the definition of an active duty military consumer for purposes of certain credit monitoring requirements, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Regulated Industries

s1206-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Regulated Industries Business

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

s1193-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Apr 19, 2023
Transportation Consumers Homeowners Federal Government

sres155-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure that the United States values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Scientific Research Business

s1111-118

Cosponsor Reported

To enhance United States civil nuclear leadership, support the licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen the domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, and for other purposes.

98 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Nuclear Power Higher Education Nuclear Fuel Local Government

s1098-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Lobbying Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s1007-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Peoples, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Mar 28, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Foreign Affairs

s870-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

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.

61 clauses Mar 16, 2023
State and Local Government Manufacturing Emergency Services Fire Protection Services

s863-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish a temporary commission to develop a consensus and actionable recommendations on a comprehensive grand strategy with respect to the United States relationship with the People’s Republic of China for purposes of ensuring a holistic approach toward the People's Republic of China across all Federal departments and agencies.

1 clause Mar 16, 2023
National Security Environmental Groups Federal Government Energy Production

s700-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration.

5 clauses Mar 15, 2023
Consumers Agriculture Federal Government Lobbying

s794-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require a pilot program on the participation of non-asset-based third-party logistics providers in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism.

7 clauses Mar 14, 2023
National Security Foreign Businesses Environmental Groups Federal Government

s728-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

27 clauses Mar 9, 2023
Labor Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

s707-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for the retirement of certain animals used in Federal research, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Scientific Research Environmental Groups Federal Government Healthcare Consumers

s712-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.

1 clause Mar 8, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government

s701-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.

8 clauses Mar 8, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

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