Democratic

Cardin, Benjamin L.

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking

Congress	Sponsored	Cosponsored	Recorded votes	Participation
118th	92	376	—	—
117th	87	478	—	—
116th	92	606	—	—
115th	87	374	—	—

Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).

Service history4 Congresses of supported coverage

Congress	Chamber	State	District	Party
118th	Senate	Maryland	—	Democratic
117th	Senate	Maryland	—	Democratic
116th	Senate	Maryland	—	Democratic
115th	Senate	Maryland	—	Democratic

Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.

Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · Senate

Participation

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Sponsored · 116th92

—Democracy Restoration Act of 2019s 1068 —NEW START Act of 2019s 1077 —Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Acts 1098 —National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2019s 1139 —Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2019s 1186 —Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Acts 1188 —Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Acts 1259 —Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019s 1309 —Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2020s 1310 —A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.s 1361 —Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2019s 1676 —Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019s 1834 —Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Acts 1861 —Sami’s Laws 1871 —Refuge System Protection Acts 1899 —Fallen Journalists Memorial Act of 2019s 1969 —Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act of 2019s 2036 —Small-Dollar and Veterans Loans Enhancement Acts 2138 —Water Resources Research Amendments Acts 2164 —TIME for Holocaust Survivors Acts 2179 —Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019s 22 —Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2019s 2352 —End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2019s 2355 —Unlocking Opportunities in Emerging Markets Act of 2019s 2360 —Closing the Credit Gap Acts 2361 —Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019s 24 —Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2019s 2531 —Second Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III Memorial Acts 2564 —Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Acts 2634 —Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Acts 2636

Cosponsored · 116th606

—Affordable Loans for Any Student Acts 1002 —PAST Acts 1007 —911 SAVES Acts 1015 —GAS MONEY Saved Acts 1022 —VERDAD Act of 2019s 1025 —Tax Fairness for Workers Acts 1026 —Revitalizing Underdeveloped Rural Areas and Lands (RURAL) Acts 1032 —Affordable College Textbook Acts 1036 —Prevention of Unconstitutional War with Iran Act of 2019s 1039 —Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2019s 1049 —Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2019s 106 —John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2019s 1061 —Keeping Girls in School Acts 1071 —Defending United States Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecutions Act of 2019s 1075 —Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Acts 1081 —BE HEARD in the Workplace Acts 1082 —H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Acts 1083 —GRACE Acts 1088 —NO BAN Acts 1123 —Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019s 1134 —A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes.s 1138 —DISCLOSE Act of 2019s 1147 —Digital Equity Act of 2019s 1167 —Disability Integration Act of 2019s 117 —Keep Our PACT Acts 1172 —Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019s 1190 —Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019s 1192 —Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019s 1195 —Protecting Domestic Violence and Stalking Victims Act of 2019s 120 —Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act of 2019s 1210

Campaign financefederal · source: FEC

FEC candidate S6MD03177 · CARDIN, BENJAMIN L → (Senate MD) · linked deterministic

Cycle	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand
2024	$30,982	$585,829	$463,442
2022	$182,295	$316,275	$1,018,289
2020	$207,361	$316,816	$1,152,268
2018	$4,067,153	$3,509,770	$1,261,723
2016	$518,211	$504,808	$704,338

1 authorized/associated committee · 55 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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