This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Sen. Carper has taken the following action during this Congress:

voted for H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

voted for H.R.5305 the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.

voted for H.R.5376 the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

co-sponsored S.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

sponsored S.5098 the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.2447 the SUCCESS Act.

co-sponsored S.2477 the FAMILIES Act.

co-sponsored S.2776 the Keeping Renters Safe Act.

co-sponsored S.3424 the SEED Act.

co-sponsored S.5281 the Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act.

co-sponsored S.5336 the A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act..

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.190 the Ethan’s Law.

co-sponsored S.2410 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.2747 the Freedom to Vote Act.

co-sponsored S.2752 the Do No Harm Act.

co-sponsored S.3623 the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.3979 the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.4556 the Respect for Marriage Act.

co-sponsored S.4887 the Same Day Registration Act.

sponsored S.5011 the KIDS Health Act of 2022.

As with any scorecard, this tool is inherently limited. Some members may score differently than they might expect because a committee assignment requires they work primarily on issues outside the scope of CDF’s portfolio. Additionally, because the important work done by leadership in Congress is not entirely captured by our model, Members of Congress in leadership roles tend to appear near the middle of our range of grades. There are some data limitations as well. A truly comprehensive measure of action taken on behalf of children would likely include things like floor statements, committee votes, votes on amendments, public leadership, and much more. An expansion of this Report Card to include those additional data may be possible in the future.

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