Benjamin L. Cardin

Senate · MD · Democrat

Born: Oct 5, 1943

Service history (13 terms)

100th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (1987-01-06 to 1989-01-03)
101th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (1989-01-03 to 1991-01-03)
102th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (1991-01-03 to 1993-01-03)
103th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (1993-01-05 to 1995-01-03)
104th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (1995-01-04 to 1997-01-03)
105th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (1997-01-07 to 1999-01-03)
106th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (1999-01-06 to 2001-01-03)
107th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (2001-01-03 to 2003-01-03)
108th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (2003-01-07 to 2005-01-03)
109th Congress — House, MD, Democrat (2005-01-04 to 2007-01-03)
110th Congress — Senate, MD, Democrat (2007-01-04 to 2013-01-03)
113th Congress — Senate, MD, Democrat (2013-01-03 to 2019-01-03)
116th Congress — Senate, MD, Democrat (2019-01-03 to 2025-01-03)

Recorded votes (1639 on record)

NayproceduralMar 10, 2022 · Senate · Motion to Discharge Rejected
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Egypt of certain defense articles and services.
On the Motion to Discharge — Motion to Discharge: S.J. Res. 35
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralMar 8, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Maria L. Pagan to be a Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Geneva Office)
YeasubstantiveMar 8, 2022 · Senate · Bill Passed
Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
On Passage of the Bill — H.R. 3076
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralMar 8, 2022 · Senate · Motion Agreed to
Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
On the Motion — Motion to Waive Sect. 3101 (b) of S. Con. Res. 11 (114th Congress)
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralMar 7, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 3076
Plain-language explanation available
NaysubstantiveMar 3, 2022 · Senate · Joint Resolution Passed
A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.
On the Joint Resolution — S.J. Res. 38
Plain-language explanation available
NaysubstantiveMar 2, 2022 · Senate · Joint Resolution Passed
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination".
On the Joint Resolution — S.J. Res. 32
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralFeb 28, 2022 · Senate · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3076
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralFeb 28, 2022 · Senate · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Women's Health Protection Act of 2021
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3755.
Plain-language explanation available
YeasubstantiveFeb 17, 2022 · Senate · Bill Passed
Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act
On Passage of the Bill — H.R. 6617
Plain-language explanation available
NaysubstantiveFeb 17, 2022 · Senate · Amendment Rejected
On the Amendment — Braun Amdt. No. 4930
NaysubstantiveFeb 17, 2022 · Senate · Amendment Rejected
On the Amendment — Cruz Amdt No. 4927
NaysubstantiveFeb 17, 2022 · Senate · Amendment Rejected
On the Amendment — Lee Amdt. No. 4929
YeaproceduralFeb 17, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6617
Plain-language explanation available
YeasubstantiveFeb 16, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: David A. Honey, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
YeasubstantiveFeb 16, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Celeste Ann Wallander, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
YeaproceduralFeb 16, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: David A. Honey to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
YeaproceduralFeb 16, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Celeste Ann Wallander to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
YeasubstantiveFeb 15, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Robert McKinnon Califf, of North Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services
YeaproceduralFeb 14, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert McKinnon Califf to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services
YeasubstantiveFeb 10, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Max Vekich, of Washington, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner
YeaproceduralFeb 10, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Max Vekich to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner
YeaproceduralFeb 10, 2022 · Senate · Motion to Discharge Agreed to
On the Motion to Discharge — Motion to Discharge Samuel R. Bagenstos to be General Counsel of the Department of HHS
YeasubstantiveFeb 10, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Neil Harvey MacBride, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury
YeasubstantiveFeb 10, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Leonard Philip Stark, of Delaware, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit
YeasubstantiveFeb 9, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Reta Jo Lewis, of Georgia, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
YeasubstantiveFeb 9, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Alexandra Baker, of New Jersey, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
YeasubstantiveFeb 9, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: John Patrick Coffey, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy
YeasubstantiveFeb 9, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Douglas R. Bush, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
YeaproceduralFeb 9, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas R. Bush to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
YeasubstantiveFeb 9, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Scott A. Nathan, of Massachusetts, to be Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
YeasubstantiveFeb 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Chantale Yokmin Wong, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank
YeasubstantiveFeb 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador
YeasubstantiveFeb 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Amy Gutmann, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany
YeasubstantiveFeb 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Loren L. AliKhan, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
YeasubstantiveFeb 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: John P. Howard III, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
YeasubstantiveFeb 7, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Donald Walker Tunnage, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
YeasubstantiveFeb 7, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Ebony M. Scott, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
YeaproceduralFeb 3, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Leonard Philip Stark to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit
YeaproceduralFeb 3, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Reta Jo Lewis to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
YeaproceduralFeb 3, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alexandra Baker to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
YeaproceduralFeb 3, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Patrick Coffey to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy
YeaproceduralFeb 3, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Chantale Yokmin Wong to be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the Rank of Ambassador
YeaproceduralFeb 3, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Scott A. Nathan to be Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
YeaproceduralFeb 3, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lisa A. Carty to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
YeaproceduralFeb 3, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amy Gutmann to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany
YeaproceduralFeb 2, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Loren L. AliKhan to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
YeaproceduralFeb 2, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: John P. Howard III to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
YeasubstantiveFeb 2, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Sean C. Staples, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
YeasubstantiveFeb 2, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Kenia Seoane Lopez, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia