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
HCONRES 35Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Apr 14, 2015
HR 1619Paycheck Fairness ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.Mar 25, 2015
HR 1610Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2015Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and GovernmeMar 25, 2015
HR 1578Social Security Commission Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.Mar 24, 2015
HR 1491Partnership to Strengthen Homeownership Act of 2015Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Mar 19, 2015
HR 1088Trade Adjustment Assistance Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.Mar 19, 2015
HCONRES 23Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965.Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E314)Mar 19, 2015
HR 12Voter Empowerment Act of 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.Mar 19, 2015

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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.