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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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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

s4445-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect and expand nationwide access to fertility treatment, including in vitro fertilization.

19 clauses Jun 3, 2024
Military Healthcare Government Ambulatory Health Care Services

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

s2176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for other purposes.

1 clause Jun 22, 2023
Healthcare Religious Organizations Consumers

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
Retail Electronic Shopping General Public All Industries

s2016-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Jun 15, 2023
Healthcare Government Community Health Centers Hospice Care

s1409-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect the safety of children on the internet.

28 clauses May 2, 2023
Education Professional Services Government General Public

s1376-118

Cosponsor Introduced

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

3 clauses Apr 27, 2023

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

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

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

s1026-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.

1 clause Mar 29, 2023

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
Law Enforcement

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

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
Law Enforcement

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
Law Enforcement

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

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

s655-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible.

1 clause Mar 6, 2023

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