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Senate bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Democracy Restoration Act of 2023

S. 1677Introduced May 18, 2023Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Cardin D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: May 18, 2023 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

30 cosponsors — 29 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 30 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), John Fetterman (D-PA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Edward Markey (D-MA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Gary Peters (D-MI), John Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ben Cardin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.