Democratic

Cardin, Benjamin L.

Senate · Maryland · C000141Sign in to watch / set alerts

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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 · 118th Congress · historical · Senate

Participation

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Sponsored · 118th92

—A bill to prospectively repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.s 1061 —ERRPAs 1084 —Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Acts 109 —Preventive Health Savings Acts 114 —NBACC Authorization Act of 2023s 1210 —Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Acts 1283 —Prime Minister Golda Meir Commemorative Coin Acts 1300 —Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023s 1381 —Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2023s 1420 —Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023s 1447 —Access Technology Affordability Act of 2023s 1467 —Democracy Restoration Act of 2023s 1677 —Private Prison Information Act of 2023s 1983 —Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023s 2012 —Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Acts 2081 —National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023s 215 —Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2023s 2172 —Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023s 2184 —Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2023s 2185 —Expanding the Surety Bond Program Acts 2206 —Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program Acts 2209 —SBIC Advisory Committee Act of 2023s 2212 —Strengthening American Communities Act of 2023s 2266 —A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to address the receipt of grant funds by employees of the United States Naval Academy, and for other purposes.s 2328 —New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2023s 234 —Community Advantage Loan Program Act of 2023s 2482 —VALID Act of 2023s 2496 —Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2023s 2515 —Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2023s 2548 —Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Acts 2586

Cosponsored · 118th376

—Freedom to Vote Acts 1 —Better Care Better Jobs Acts 100 —International Human Rights Defense Act of 2023s 1007 —SAFEGUARD Act of 2023s 1025 —EACH Act of 2023s 1031 —Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Acts 1098 —ADVANCE Act of 2023s 1111 —Background Check Completion Act of 2023s 1116 —CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2023s 1119 —United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research Acts 1143 —Ending Trading and Holdings In Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Acts 1171 —Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Acts 1176 —Keep Our PACT Acts 1202 —Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023s 1203 —Do No Harm Acts 1206 —U.S. and Pacific Islands Forum Partnership Acts 1220 —Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Acts 1230 —FAIR Acts 124 —SMART Prices Acts 1246 —SMART Prices Acts 1264 —Love Lives On Act of 2023s 1266 —Presidential Audit and Tax Transparency Acts 1272 —Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Acts 1273 —Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2023s 1289 —Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023s 129 —Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Acts 1297 —Armenian Genocide Education Acts 1329 —Child Care for Working Families Acts 1354 —PREPARE Act of 2023s 1370 —Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Acts 138

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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