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Thomas R. Carper

Thomas R. Carper on Financial Regulation

DemocratDE

Financial Regulation171 votes · 58.6/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate

284 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Financial Regulation. 171 of them counted toward the score above: 109 toward “Regulate” and 62 toward “Deregulate”.

The other 113 did not count: 112 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2010-05-06To impose leverage and liability limits on bank holding companies and financial companies.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2010-05-06To amend the definition of the term "financial company" for purposes of limits on nondesposit liabilities.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2010-05-06An original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaRegulate
2010-05-06To establish a Division of Consumer Financial Protection within the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2010-05-06To require the Corporation to amend the definition of the term "assessment base".S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-05To improve the bill.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-05To prohibit taxpayers from ever having to bail out the financial sector.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2010-04-28An original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRegulate
2010-04-27An original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRegulate
2010-04-26An original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the MotionDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2010-04-26An original bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.S. 3217 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRegulate
2009-05-19A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.H.R. 627 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2009-05-19In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 627 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-05-13To enhance public knowledge regarding the national debt by requiring the publication of the facts about the national debt on IRS instructions, Federal websites, and in new legislation.H.R. 627 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2009-05-13To establish a national consumer credit usury rate.H.R. 627 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDeregulate
2009-05-13To specify acceptable forms of identification for the opening of credit card accounts.H.R. 627 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2009-05-12To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks and refuges.H.R. 627 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-01-15A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.S.J.Res. 5 · 111th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayDirection not readable
2008-07-25A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, and for other purposes.S. 3268 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRegulate
2008-07-22A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, and for other purposes.S. 3268 · 110th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRegulate
2005-03-10A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-10To deter corporate fraud and prevent the abuse of State self-settled trust law.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-10To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-10To protect disabled veterans from means testing in bankruptcy under certain circumstances.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDeregulate
2005-03-10To modify the definition of disinterested person in the Bankruptcy Code.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-10To limit claims in bankruptcy by certain unsecured creditors.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-10To amend the definition of current monthly income.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-10To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
2005-03-09To provide a maximum amount for a homestead exemption under State law.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-09To modify the bill to protect families, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-09To provide for the potential disallowance of certain claims.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-09To increase the accrual period for the employee wage priority in bankruptcy.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-09To clarify that the means test does not apply to debtors below median income.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
2005-03-08To strike certain small business related bankruptcy provisions in the bill.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-08A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-08To prohibit the discharge, in bankruptcy, of a debt resulting from the debtor's unlawful interference with the provision of lawful goods or services or damage to property used to provide lawful goods or services.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-07To promote job creation, family time, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-07To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-03To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To amend the wage priority provision and to amend the payment of insurance benefits to retirees.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-03To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-03To discourage predatory lending practices.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-03To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-03To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-02To preserve existing bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-02To provide protection for medical debt homeowners.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-02To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems from means testing.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-02To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-02To provide a homestead floor for the elderly.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-01To protect servicemembers and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and to allow servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the State of their premilitary residence.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-01To clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces and low income veterans.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2003-11-05A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, and for other purposes.H.R. 2622 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2003-11-04To provide for data-mining reports to Congress.S. 1753 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2003-11-04To create a national opt-out standard for affiliate sharing to prevent personal customer information from being shared by affiliated companies.S. 1753 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-11-19A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.H.R. 3210 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaDirection not readable
2002-11-19A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.H.R. 3210 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2002-07-25A bill to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes.H.R. 3763 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaRegulate
2002-07-15An original bill to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2002-07-15To address rules of professional responsibility for attorneys.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-15To require timely and public disclosure of transactions involving management and principal stockholders.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-12An original bill to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRegulate
2002-07-11To modify attorney practices relating to clients, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-07-10To deter fraud and abuse by corporate executives.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To increase criminal penalties relating to conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and certain ERISA violations, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To provide for criminal prosecution of persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain Federal investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded securities, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To provide for certification of financial reports by labor organizations and to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for labor organizations.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-06-18A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2002-06-18A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-14To provide for satisfaction of judgements from frozen assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and State sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-13To restrict insurance rate increases for terrorism risks.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-06-13To provide for procedures for civil actions, and for other purposes.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-17A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2001-07-17To require the General Accounting Office to conduct a study of the effects of the Act on bankruptcy filings, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-07-17In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-12A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-29No Statement of Purpose on File.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15An original bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15To strike section 1310, relating to barring certain foreign judgments.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15To address the acceptable period of time between the filing of petitions for relief under chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-03-15To change the relevant time period in determining current monthly income.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-03-15To correct the treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15To protect the identities of minor children in bankruptcy proceedings.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2001-03-15To limit the value of certain real and personal property that a debtor may elect to exempt under State or local law, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-14An original bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRegulate
2001-03-14To disallow certain claims and prohibit coercive debt collection practices.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2001-03-14To provide a complete substitute.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-14To provide for the nondischargeability of debts arising from the exchange of electric energy.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2001-03-13To amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to extensions of credit to consumers under the age of 21.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-13To make an amendment with respect to the preservation of claims and defenses upon the sale or transfer of a predatory loan.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-13To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2001-03-13To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-13To remove the dollar limitation on retirement savings protected in bankruptcy.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-13To make an amendment with respect to extensions of credit to underage consumers.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2001-03-08To strike certain provisions relating to small businesses, and for other purposes,S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-08To make an amendment with respect to predatory lending practices, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-07To provide small business creditors priority over larger businesses relating to distribution of the bankruptcy estate.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2001-03-07To create an exemption for certain debtors that can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court that the reason for the filing was a result of debts incurred through medical expenses.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRegulate
1992-09-16GOVERNMENT SECURITIES REFORM ACT — S.1699 BY DODD (D-CT) -- GOVERNMENT SECURITIES REFORM ACT OF 1992 (HOUSE FAILED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 1699, AMENDED, TO PREVENT FALSE AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH OFFERINGS OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.)S. 1699 · 102nd Congress · SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS WITH AMENDMENTNayDeregulate
1992-04-08WHITE HOUSE COMMEMORATIVE COIN — H.R.3337 BY BAKER (R-LA) -- 1992 WHITE HOUSE COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT WORLD CUP USA 1994 COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT FRANK ANNUNZIO ACT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS QUINCENTENARY COIN ACT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FELLOWSHIP ACT JAMES MADISON - BILL OF RIGHTS COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT (PUB. L. 102-281, APPROVED 5/13/92) (HOUSE AGREED TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3337, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO MINT COINS IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WHITE HOUSE.)H.R. 3337 · 102nd Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference ReportYeaDirection not readable
1992-04-01WHITE HOUSE COMMEMORATIVE COIN — H.R.3337 BY BAKER (R-LA) -- 1992 WHITE HOUSE COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT WORLD CUP USA 1994 COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT FRANK ANNUNZIO ACT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS QUINCENTENARY COIN ACT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FELLOWSHIP ACT JAMES MADISON - BILL OF RIGHTS COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT (PUB. L. 102-281, APPROVED 5/13/92) (THE HOUSE AGREED TO THE MCCANDLES MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3337, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO MINT COINS IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSAY OF THE WHITE HOUSE; WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE HOUSE CONFEREES DISAGREE TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT RELATING TO THE REDESIGN OF THE CIRCULATING COINAGE OF THE UNITED STATES.)H.R. 3337 · 102nd Congress · RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT WITH INSTRUCTIONSYeaDirection not readable

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