Former U.S. Representative

John C. Carney, Jr.No longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of John C. Carney, Jr.
67 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 112th at 32. In the 114th, 18 — 3 more than the median representative, who filed 15. Of the 67, 1 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 112th to 114th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
499

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
3,688

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 67 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Delaware. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. , May 20, 1956. Graduated from St. Mark's High School, Wilmington, Del. , 1974. A. B. , Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H. , 1978. M. P. A. , University of Delaware, Newark, Del. , 1987. Athletic coach. Staff, United States Senator Joseph Biden, Jr. , of Delaware, 1986-1989. New Castle County, Del. , chief administrative officer, 1989-1994. Staff, Governor Thomas Carper of Delaware, 1994-1997. Finance secretary of Delaware, 1997-2000. Lieutenant governor of Delaware, 2001-2009. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016. Governor of Delaware, 2017-2025. Mayor of Wilmington, Del. , 2025-present.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 3784SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016Became Public Law No: 114-284.Dec 16, 2016
HR 4222Higher Education Savings Accounts Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Mar 23, 2016
HR 4221SMART Grant Reauthorization Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Mar 23, 2016
HR 4409Made in America Act of 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.Feb 5, 2016
HR 2364Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Nov 16, 2015
HJRES 69Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.Nov 3, 2015
HR 1772Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.Jul 23, 2015
HR 2953Housing Assistance Reform Act of 2015Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Jul 7, 2015

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 6500Moving Housing Forward Act of 2016Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,Dec 8, 2016
HR 6427Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors ActReceived in the Senate.Dec 2, 2016
HR 6145Christen O'Donnell Equestrian Helmet Labeling Act of 2016Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Sep 22, 2016
HR 5989United States and Israel Space Cooperation ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Space.Sep 15, 2016
HR 5980Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.Sep 15, 2016
HCONRES 155Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day".Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Sep 15, 2016
HR 6017Race to the Job Initiative ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Sep 13, 2016
HR 2368Global Respect ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International OrganizSep 13, 2016

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.