Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democrat · Maryland · Senate

39 years in office

Quylt Score

388*
Primary Score
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Party Line

* Preliminary — 65% of criteria computed. Remaining data pending.

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted0 bills signed into law
515%
Bills Advanced37 of 121 bills out of committee
10012%
Federal Funding Secured$3432552M in federal obligations in district (119th Congress)
1008%
Engagement20% of score
Roll Call Attendance
Pending15%
Committee Hearing ParticipationCommittee assignments not yet available
205%
Collaboration15% of score
Bipartisan Cosponsoring
Pending10%
Cross-Aisle Co-Authored Bills
Pending5%
Position & Influence20% of score
Leadership RoleNo leadership role
010%
Committee SeniorityNo committee assignments
1010%
Qualifications & Integrity10% of score
Education & Credentials
Pending5%
Ethics RecordNo formal ethics violations on record
505%

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Reflects official Senate/House Ethics Committee records. Recent actions may not yet be reflected.

Quylt Scores update as official government data becomes available. Ethics records may lag 30–90 days from official committee publication.

Sponsored Legislation (250)

Introduced 2016-09-14 · Amendment SA 5069 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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Introduced 2016-05-18 · Amendment SA 4031 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 2016-04-25 · Amendment SA 3871, under the order of 5/11/16, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 60. Record Vote Number: 69.

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Introduced 2015-12-17 · Amendment SA 2937 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Introduced 2015-12-03 · Amendment SA 2913 not agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

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Introduced 2015-06-08 · Amendment SA 1796 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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Introduced 2015-04-14 · Amendment SA 1119 ruled out of order by the chair.

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Introduced 2015-03-26 · Amendment SA 1044 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Introduced 2015-03-25 · Amendment SA 899 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Introduced 2015-03-25 · Proposed amendment SA 900 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2022)

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Introduced 2015-03-25 · Proposed amendment SA 729 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2022)

Introduced 2015-03-24 · Amendment SA 439 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Introduced 2015-03-24 · Proposed amendment SA 440 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR 3/26/2015 S2022)

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Introduced 2015-03-24 · Amendment SA 367 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 133.

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Introduced 2015-03-24 · Amendment SA 364 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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Introduced 2015-02-12 · Amendment SA 251 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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Introduced 2015-01-22 · Proposed amendment SA 124 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S626)

Introduced 2015-01-20 · Amendment SA 75, under the order of 1/27/2015, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 31.

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S 1381Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-04-27 · By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-127.

Environmental Protection

S 4818Heroes Small Business Lifeline Act

Introduced 2020-10-20 · Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-519.

Commerce

SJRES 62A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause.

Introduced 2022-09-14 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-523.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

S 924Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission Extension Act

Introduced 2023-03-22 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

S 5581American FATE Act

Introduced 2024-12-18 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7181)

International Affairs

SCONRES 45A concurrent resolution affirming the nature and importance of the support of the United States for Syria.

Introduced 2024-12-18 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S7183-7184)

International Affairs

S 5570CREW Act

Introduced 2024-12-17 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Transportation and Public Works

S 5574PULSE Act

Introduced 2024-12-17 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Introduced 2024-12-12 · Amendment SA 3322 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S 5491RESOLVE Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-12-11 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

S 5454Hong Kong Policy Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-12-09 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

S 54161504 Modernization Act

Introduced 2024-12-03 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

S 5377INFORM Act

Introduced 2024-11-21 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

S 5381Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-11-21 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6726)

Public Lands and Natural Resources

S 3544A bill to designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the "Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center".

Introduced 2023-12-14 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

S 5195Combatting Global Deforestation Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-09-25 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Introduced 2024-09-19 · Amendment SA 3291 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

S 5116BRIDGE Act

Introduced 2024-09-19 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

S 5119A bill to codify in statute certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.

Introduced 2024-09-19 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

SRES 835A resolution recognizing the importance of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the "Quad") and welcoming the upcoming Quad Leaders Summit.

Introduced 2024-09-19 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S6226-6227)

International Affairs

S 5095Caesar Act 2.0

Introduced 2024-09-18 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

S 5076Iran Internet Freedom Act

Introduced 2024-09-17 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Introduced 2024-09-16 ·

SRES 817A resolution designating the week beginning September 8, 2024, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

Introduced 2024-09-16 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6068; text: CR S6054)

Health

Introduced 2024-09-11 ·

S 4887Continued Presence Improvement Act

Introduced 2024-07-31 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

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S 1300Prime Minister Golda Meir Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced 2023-04-26 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Finance and Financial Sector

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SRES 767A resolution commemorating 175 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of Guatemala.

Introduced 2024-07-11 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4565-4566)

International Affairs

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S 4647ARMAS Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-07-09 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

SRES 743A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.

Introduced 2024-06-20 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4183-4184; text: CR S4182-4183)

International Affairs

S 639Historic Tax Credit Growth and Opportunity Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-03-02 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

S 2184Women’s Business Centers Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-06-22 · Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Commerce

S 4469Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-06-05 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

S 114Preventive Health Savings Act

Introduced 2023-01-26 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S122)

Economics and Public Finance

SRES 685A resolution welcoming President Santiago Pena of Paraguay and commemorating the bilateral relationship between the Republic of Paraguay and the United States.

Introduced 2024-05-14 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3688-3689)

International Affairs

Introduced 2024-05-07 ·

S 234New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-02-02 · Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.

Taxation

S 4114Baltimore BRIDGE Relief Act

Introduced 2024-04-11 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Transportation and Public Works

S 2496VALID Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-07-25 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Housing and Community Development

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Introduced 2023-07-13 · Amendment SA 705 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

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S 2081Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act

Introduced 2023-06-21 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

S 4022Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-03-21 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Animals

S 3987Stateless Protection Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-03-20 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

S 2515Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-07-26 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

S 3854International Freedom Protection Act

Introduced 2024-02-29 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 375.

International Affairs

S 3964Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act

Introduced 2024-03-14 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Transportation and Public Works

S 5160NBACC Authorization Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-12-01 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Emergency Management

S 45Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act

Introduced 2023-01-24 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

SRES 337A resolution designating the week beginning September 10, 2023, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week".

Introduced 2023-09-12 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4418; text: CR S4391)

Health

S 2586Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act

Introduced 2023-07-27 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

S 5261Continued Presence Improvement Act

Introduced 2022-12-14 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

S 657Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

Introduced 2023-03-06 · Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held.

Taxation

S 570Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-02-28 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

S 5044Federal Contracting Fairness Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-09-29 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Commerce

SRES 124A resolution celebrating the heritage of Romani Americans.

Introduced 2021-03-18 · Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7082-7083; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7082-7083)

International Affairs

S 2710Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-07-27 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Environmental Protection

S 4936National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-09-22 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Arts, Culture, Religion

S 5102Community Advantage Loan Program Permanency Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-11-16 · Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Commerce

S 2328A 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.

Introduced 2023-07-13 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

S 4187Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-05-11 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Animals

S 2367Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act

Introduced 2021-07-15 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 509.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

S 2266Strengthening American Communities Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-07-12 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

S 4471Hardest-Hit Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-06-23 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Commerce

S 552Global Learning Loss Assessment Act of 2022

Introduced 2021-03-02 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.

International Affairs

SRES 721A resolution celebrating the 50th anniversary of the inaugural launch of the Landsat series of Earth Observation satellites, a joint mission of the United States Geological Survey and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Introduced 2022-07-26 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3688; text: CR S3698)

Science, Technology, Communications

S 2482Community Advantage Loan Program Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-07-25 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.

Commerce

S 5162AHEAD Act of 2022

Introduced 2022-12-01 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

S 2172Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-06-22 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

S 2212SBIC Advisory Committee Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-06-22 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 171.

Commerce

S 2206Expanding the Surety Bond Program Act

Introduced 2023-06-22 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Commerce

S 2012Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-06-15 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

S 2209Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program Act

Introduced 2023-06-22 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Commerce

S 2185Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-06-22 · Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.

Commerce

S 1983Private Prison Information Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-06-14 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

SRES 227A resolution calling on the President to support the creation of an international special tribunal to prosecute Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Introduced 2023-05-31 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1847-1848)

International Affairs

S 3166Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-11-04 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7793-7794)

Health

S 1467Access Technology Affordability Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-05-04 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

S 1447Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-05-04 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Introduced 2023-11-02 · Amendment SA 1360 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Introduced 2023-11-02 · Amendment SA 1359 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Introduced 2023-09-20 · Amendment SA 1277 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

S 1677Democracy Restoration Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-05-18 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Government Operations and Politics

S 2548Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-07-26 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

S 3705Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024

Introduced 2024-01-31 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Introduced 2024-02-09 ·

S 109Ensuring Kids Have Access to Medically Necessary Dental Care Act

Introduced 2023-01-26 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

S 2964A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2023-09-28 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Armed Forces and National Security

S 1420Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-05-03 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

SRES 200A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of April 30, 2023, through May 6, 2023, as "National Small Business Week" to celebrate the contributions of small businesses and entrepreneurs in every community in the United States.

Introduced 2023-05-04 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1543; text: CR S1538-1539)

Commerce

S 1283Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act

Introduced 2023-04-25 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation