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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

sres523-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.

0 clauses Jan 11, 2024

sres510-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the scientific judgment of the Food and Drug Administration that mifepristone is safe and effective should be respected, and law and policy governing access to lifesaving, time-sensitive medication abortion care in the United States should be equitable and based on science.

1 clause Dec 14, 2023
Health Care Providers

sres492-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of First Lady Rosalynn Carter.

0 clauses Dec 7, 2023

sres488-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing Jobs for America's Graduates for helping young people of truly great promise in the United States succeed in school, on the job, and in postsecondary education, leading to generations of productive and rewarding careers.

0 clauses Dec 6, 2023

hr4688-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School.

3 clauses Dec 5, 2023
Education

s3224-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To codify Internal Revenue Service guidance relating to treatment of certain services and items for chronic conditions as meeting the preventive care deductible safe harbor for purposes of high deductible health plans in connection with health savings accounts.

0 clauses Nov 2, 2023

s3211-118

Cosponsor Introduced

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

1 clause Nov 2, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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
Federal Administration Transportation Environmental Services

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
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s3105-118

Cosponsor Introduced

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

6 clauses Oct 24, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Education

sres420-118

Cosponsor

Designating Betty K. Koed as Historian Emerita of the United States Senate.

0 clauses Oct 19, 2023

sres417-118

Cosponsor

Standing with Israel against terrorism.

1 clause Oct 19, 2023

sres406-118

Cosponsor

To honor the life and death of Richard Clarence Clark, former Senator for the State of Iowa.

0 clauses Oct 16, 2023

s3027-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit for qualified fuel cell property.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023

sres396-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating the week beginning on October 8, 2023, as National Wildlife Refuge Week.

1 clause Oct 4, 2023
Education

sres400-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life and legacy of Dianne Feinstein, the late Senator for the State of California.

0 clauses Oct 4, 2023

sres394-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of James L. Buckley, former Senator for the State of New York.

0 clauses Oct 3, 2023

sres374-118

Cosponsor

Designating September 2023 as National Student Parent Month.

0 clauses Sep 27, 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
Local Government Federal Government Real Estate Federal Administration

s2959-118

Primary Sponsor Reported

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Sep 27, 2023
Civic and Social Organizations Local Government Real Estate Remediation Services

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