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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

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

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

sres369-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.

1 clause Sep 26, 2023
Health Care Providers

sres353-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 16 through September 23, 2023, as National Estuaries Week.

1 clause Sep 20, 2023
Health Care Providers

s2843-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day voter registration.

2 clauses Sep 19, 2023
Immigration Services

sres350-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating September 2023 as National Voting Rights Month.

1 clause Sep 19, 2023
Health Care Providers

s2568-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require State field offices of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to give preference to in-State applicants.

0 clauses Jul 27, 2023

sres319-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Declaring racism a public health crisis.

1 clause Jul 27, 2023

s2652-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to ensure that all firearms are traceable, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Transportation Law Enforcement

s2499-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To extend the authorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security.

1 clause Jul 26, 2023
Environmental Services

s2480-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, and for other purposes.

16 clauses Jul 25, 2023
Consumers Electric Power Generation, Renewable Electric Power Transmission Electric Power Distribution

s2481-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage appropriate prescribing under Medicaid for victims of opioid overdose.

1 clause Jul 25, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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

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

s2474-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate cost-sharing for chronic care drugs under Medicare part D.

1 clause Jul 25, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

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