Benjamin L. Cardin
Democrat · Senate · MD · sworn in 1/3/19
Phone
202-224-4524
DC office
509 Hart Senate Office Building
Mail
509 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
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Democrat · Senate · MD · sworn in 1/3/19
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| Date | Measure and question | Vote | Chamber |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/21/24Senate | On Passage of the BillPassageThe vote on whether this chamber approves the measure — usually by a simple majority of those voting. It becomes law only once both chambers pass the same text and the president signs it, or Congress overrides a veto.House: The Legislative Process ↗ Passage | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 12/21/24Senate | On Passage of the BillPassageThe vote on whether this chamber approves the measure — usually by a simple majority of those voting. It becomes law only once both chambers pass the same text and the president signs it, or Congress overrides a veto.House: The Legislative Process ↗ Passage | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the MotionMotion to waiveA vote to set aside a rule that a senator says the measure or an amendment breaks — usually a budget rule. Most waivers take three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); if the waiver fails, the challenged bill or amendment generally can't go forward.Congressional Research Service: Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process ↗Senate Budget Committee: Budget Points of Order ↗ Procedural | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the AmendmentAmendmentA vote on a proposed change to the text of the measure being debated — striking language, inserting new language, or both. A yes vote adds the change; the measure itself still needs its own vote to pass.Senate glossary: amendment ↗ Procedural | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the AmendmentAmendmentA vote on a proposed change to the text of the measure being debated — striking language, inserting new language, or both. A yes vote adds the change; the measure itself still needs its own vote to pass.Senate glossary: amendment ↗ Procedural | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the AmendmentAmendmentA vote on a proposed change to the text of the measure being debated — striking language, inserting new language, or both. A yes vote adds the change; the measure itself still needs its own vote to pass.Senate glossary: amendment ↗ Procedural | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the AmendmentAmendmentA vote on a proposed change to the text of the measure being debated — striking language, inserting new language, or both. A yes vote adds the change; the measure itself still needs its own vote to pass.Senate glossary: amendment ↗ Procedural | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗ Passage | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗ Procedural | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗ Passage | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
| 12/20/24Senate | On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗ Procedural | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 12/19/24Senate | On the Motion to ProceedMotion to proceedA vote on whether the Senate should begin considering a measure, usually offered by the majority leader when senators won't agree to take it up by unanimous consent. Passing it only opens debate; it is not a vote on the measure itself.Senate glossary: motion to proceed to consider ↗ Procedural | Yea | Motion to Proceed Agreed to |
| 12/18/24Senate | On the MotionConcurring in House amendmentsA vote on whether the Senate accepts changes the House made to a measure the Senate already passed. If the Senate concurs, both chambers have agreed to the same text and the differences are resolved.Congressional Research Service: Amendments Between the Houses ↗ Passage | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 12/18/24Senate | On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the motion to proceedA vote to end debate on whether to start considering a measure — the way the Senate stops a filibuster before a bill is even taken up. For most legislation it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies). It is not a vote on the bill itself.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗ Procedural | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to |
| 12/18/24Senate | On the MotionConcurring in House amendmentsA vote on whether the Senate accepts changes the House made to a measure the Senate already passed. If the Senate concurs, both chambers have agreed to the same text and the differences are resolved.Congressional Research Service: Amendments Between the Houses ↗ Passage | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 12/16/24Senate | On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗ Procedural | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 12/12/24Senate | On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗ Passage | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
| 12/12/24Senate | On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗ Procedural | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 12/11/24Senate | On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗ Passage | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
| 12/11/24Senate | On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗ Procedural | Yea | Cloture Motion Rejected |