Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin's Spending History

Sen. Ben Cardin is:

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CBO Score	Bill Name	Date
$1.3 Trillion	H.R. 748: CARES Act Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act This bill responds to...	April 16, 2020
$904.6 Billion	H.R. 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Except D... Served as a major government funding bill, and also included economic stimulus provisions due to...	January 14, 2021
$482.9 Billion	H.R. 266: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enh... Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small...	April 22, 2020
$280.5 Billion	H.R. 3877: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Increases discretionary spending limits, suspends the debt limit, and modifies budget enforcement procedures. The...	July 23, 2019
$97.7 Billion	H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax...	April 02, 2020
$43.9 Billion	S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Ye... Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies regarding the military activities of the Department of...	December 11, 2019
$29.4 Billion	H.R. 1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12...	December 17, 2019
$20.8 Billion	H.R. 8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other ... Provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies and extends expiring programs that address health care...	September 23, 2020
$18 Billion	H.R. 2157: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 This bill provides $17.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies...	May 23, 2019
$17.3 Billion	H.R. 1957: Great American Outdoors Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service...	July 16, 2020
$16.6 Billion	H.R. 1158: DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019 Authorizes cyber incident response teams at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	December 16, 2019
$10.9 Billion	H.R. 4334: Dignity in Aging Act of 2019 Amends the Older Americans Act (OAA) of 1965, which provides funding through the Department of...	October 16, 2019
$10.2 Billion	H.R. 1327: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorizati... Funds through FY2090 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies...	July 11, 2019
$8.1 Billion	H.R. 6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Suppleme... Provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding for federal agencies to respond to the coronavirus outbreak....	March 04, 2020
$7.1 Billion	H.J.R.E.S. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 This joint resolution provides continuing FY2019 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through...	February 14, 2019

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Benjamin Louis (Ben) Cardin is a Senator from Maryland. Born in Baltimore, MD, in 1943, he graduated from Baltimore City College in 1961; and earned his B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964 and his J.D. from the University of Maryland in 1967. He worked as a private practice lawyer and member of the Maryland state house of delegates from 1966-1986, serving as speaker from 1979-1986. He was elected to the 100th and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1987-January 3, 2007) and was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1989 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against Walter L. Nixon, judge of the United States District Court for the District Court of Mississippi. In 2006, he was elected to the United States Senate.

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H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act

Provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. (The bill is commonly referred to as the Build Back Better Act.) For...
H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues. For example, the bill authorizes the procurement of various items, including destroyers and aircraft; modifies inventory requirements for various Air Force programs; authorizes DOD to furnish electric vehicle...
H.R. 4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2022.
H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

Reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals. For example, the bill increases workforce representation on...
H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act

Reauthorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) through FY2026 and authorizes programs and activities at the NSF. The bill establishes requirements for the NSF, including to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to...
H.R. 8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

Provides FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2023 appropriations bills: the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; the Ag...

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Relevant Bills

H.R. 748: CARES Act

H.R. 133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Except D...

H.R. 266: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enh...

H.R. 3877: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019

H.R. 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Ye...

H.R. 1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

H.R. 8337: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other ...

H.R. 2157: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019

H.R. 1957: Great American Outdoors Act

H.R. 1158: DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019

H.R. 4334: Dignity in Aging Act of 2019

H.R. 1327: Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorizati...

H.R. 6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Suppleme...

H.J.R.E.S. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019

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Upcoming Bills

H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act

H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

H.R. 4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act

H.R. 8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

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H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

H.R. 4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

H.R. 7309: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022

H.R. 2225: National Science Foundation for the Future Act

H.R. 8294: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023

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