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Benjamin L. Cardin

Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account · In office since Jan 2007
Period
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Senator Benjamin L Cardin

Spent this period$1,765,518.76$1,761,591.38 from FY2021 funds; $3,702.08 of adjustments to FY2020; $225.30 of adjustments to FY2019.
FY2021 allowance used91.4%$3,458,509.57 of $3,785,861.00 available.
Staff on payroll47Entries in the FY2021 abstract, $1,719,406.96.
Adds up?Yes InspectedRows sum to printed subtotals; subtotals match the summary. Soft payroll timing gap −$63.46; payroll summary without an abstract $63.46.

The cutsAll 3 funding lines · Apr 2021 – Sep 2021

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 97.5%2–7
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$1,721,139.46
2Rent, Communications and UtilitiesTotal only$16,616.75
3Supplies and MaterialsTotal only$10,051.93
4Travel and Transportation of PersonsItemized$8,341.59
5Acquisition of AssetsItemized$6,942.33
6Other Contractual ServicesItemized$2,084.10
7Printing and ReproductionTotal only$342.60
Organization total$1,765,518.76
The Senate itemizes only travel, contractual services and asset purchases. Total only means no rows exist, not zero spending. Why →

Staff, by title47 entries · Apr 2021 – Sep 2021

TitlePeoplePaid, Apr 2021 – Sep 2021
Field Representative7$194,733.02
Caseworker5$176,835.73
Legislative Assistant2$87,804.09
Special Assistant2$80,549.93
State Director1$79,733.26
Floor Director1$76,991.66
National Communications Director1$73,033.26
Chief of Staff1$72,458.30
Scheduler / Administrative Director1$72,250.00
Legislative Correspondent4$67,919.37
Senior Defense Policy Advisor1$66,574.96
Chief Counsel1$64,491.66
Senior Foreign Policy Advisor1$61,232.26
15 other titles19$544,799.46
Payroll abstract total47$1,719,406.96

The report prints every staffer's name. We publish titles, service dates and totals; names stay internal. Policy →

Travel, line by line35 rows · Apr 2021 – Sep 2021

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR201900632021-07-29Mar 21 → Aug 21IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION GLYNDON TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/21, 7/25 ANNAPOLIS; 3/29 TOWSON, ANNAPOLIS; 5/13 OXON HILL; 5/30 ACCOKEEK; 8/21 ANNAPOLIS TO STEVENSVILLE AND RETURN$225.30B-631
DCAR202100512021-04-28Mar 2 → 18IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 BALTIMORE; 3/15 LANDOVER, BALTIMORE$472.85B-636
DCAR202100522021-04-28Mar 23 → Apr 21IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 3/23, 24, 25, 4/12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 BALTIMORE$471.00B-636
DCAR202100572021-05-14Apr 5 → 28IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 4/5, 28 FREDERICK TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$57.00B-636
DCAR202100642021-06-22Apr 22 → May 17IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 4/22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 5/10, 11, 12, 13, 17 WASHINGTON DC TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN$462.00B-636
DCAR202100652021-06-22May 18 → Jun 4IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 5/18 ANNAPOLIS, SPARROWS POINT, BALTIMORE; 5/19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 6/2, 3 BALTIMORE; 6/4 LANDOVER, COLLEGE PARK, BALTIMORE$485.50B-636
DCAR202100702021-07-06Jun 2 → 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/2 SMITHSBURG; 6/8, 19 OAKLAND; 6/10, 21 FREDERICK; 6/14, 16, 18, 25 HAGERSTOWN$629.00B-636
DCAR202100712021-07-09Jun 29, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$11.00B-636
DCAR202100792021-08-02Jun 7 → 22IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22 BALTIMORE; 6/21 BOWIE, BALTIMORE$487.30B-637
DCAR202100802021-08-02Jun 23 → Jul 21IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/23, 7/12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 BALTIMORE; 6/24 ELLICOTT CITY, BALTIMORE; 7/3 BALTIMORE, CAMP SPRINGS$497.25B-637
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DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR202100962021-08-18Apr 13 → Aug 9IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 4/13 HYATTSVILLE; 5/28, 7/28 GREENBELT; 6/4 LANDOVER, COLLEGE PARK; 6/8 LARGO; 6/15 OXON HILL; 7 /15 WEST FRIENDSHIP; 7/30 BALTIMORE; 8/6 LANDOVER; 8/9 COLLEGE PARK$155.30B-637
DCAR202101052021-09-20Aug 18 → 19IndividualName withheldSTAFF INCIDENTALS$71.71B-637
〃〃〃〃STAFF PER DIEM BOWIE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$448.20B-637
DCAR202101082021-09-07Aug 19 → 20IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION$95.00B-637
〃〃〃〃STAFF INCIDENTALS$7.00B-637
〃〃〃〃STAFF PER DIEM STEVENSVILLE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$139.95B-637
DCAR202101092021-09-03Jun 3 → Aug 12IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION FREDERICK TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/3, 23, 28, 7/15, 20, 22, 29, 8 /5, 12 BALTIMORE'; 6/29 EASTON$625.00B-637
DCAR202101112021-09-10Jul 21, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$2.17B-637
DCAR202101122021-09-03Jul 26 → Aug 9IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/26, 28, 29, 30, 8/2, 3, 4, 5 BALTIMORE; 8/6 LARGO, BALTIMORE; 8/9 COLLEGE PARK, BALTIMORE$483.10B-637
DCAR202101132021-08-31Jun 4, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO LANDOVER AND RETURN$39.00B-637
DCAR202101142021-09-01Aug 15, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION TOWSON TO CAMBRIDGE AND RETURN$100.50B-637
DCAR202101152021-08-31Jan 22, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$42.50B-637
DCAR202101162021-08-31Apr 28, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$42.50B-637
DCAR202101172021-08-31Aug 5, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$42.50B-637
DCAR202101182021-09-09Jul 12, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$7.75B-637
DCAR202101192021-09-10Jul 26, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE OFFICE: INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSPORTATION$2.25B-637
DCAR202101202021-09-03Jun 29 → Aug 25IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION STEVENSVILLE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 6/29, 7/21, 31, 8/25 EASTON; 7/28 OCEAN CITY; 8/3 BALTIMORE; 8/13 BOWIE; 8/15 TRAPPE; 8/23 CENTREVILLE, RIDGELY, SUDLERSVILLE$365.00B-637
DCAR202101242021-09-09Aug 18 → 21IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION TOWSON TO REHOBOTH BEACH DE, OCEAN CITY, REHOBOTH BEACH DE, OCEAN CITY, REHOBOTH BEACH DE AND RETURN$210.50B-637
DCAR202101252021-09-13Jul 15 → Aug 19IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION CUMBERLAND TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/15, 23, 8/19 FREDERICK; 7/22 SMITHSBURG; 7/26 WILLIAMSPORT; 8/11 HAGERSTOWN; 8/17 EMMITSBURG$578.00B-637
DCAR202101262021-09-15Aug 18 → 20IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION$143.50B-638
〃〃〃〃STAFF PER DIEM$598.00B-638
〃〃〃〃STAFF INCIDENTALS BOWIE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$65.78B-638
DCAR202101272021-09-14Aug 26, 2021IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BALTIMORE TO WASHINGTON DC AND RETURN$60.88B-638
DCAR202101282021-09-20Jul 22 → Sep 7IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION BOWIE TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 7/22 BALTIMORE; 7/28 DUNKIRK, 8 /18 WALDORF; 8/6 WALDORF TO LAPLATA TO BOWIE; WALDORF TO THE FOLLOWING AND RETURN: 8/24 LEXINGTON PARK, GREAT MILLS, CALIFORNIA, LEONARDTOWN; 8/25 LEXINGTON PARK; 9/2 LEONARDTOWN; 9 /7 BENEDICT, DUNKIRK$166.40B-638
DCAR202101302021-09-27Aug 11 → Sep 10IndividualName withheldSTAFF TRANSPORTATION 8/11, 9/10 WASHINGTON DC TO ROCKVILLE MD AND RETURN$50.90B-638
Travel total, all 35 rows$8,341.59

Acquisition of assets, line by line20 rows · Apr 2021 – Sep 2021

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
DCAR202002072021-05-14Sep 30, 2020PERSPECTA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLCPURCHASED OFFICE EQUIPMENT (EXPENDABLE)$1,600.08B-633
DCAR202002092021-05-14Sep 9, 2020PERSPECTA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLCPURCH AUDIO/VIDEO/PHOTO EQUIP-EXPENDABLE$413.16B-633
DCAR202002102021-05-14Sep 30, 2020PERSPECTA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLCPURCH ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY (EXPENDABLE)$1,587.11B-633
CV2021043892021-04-07Feb 1 → 28SERGEANT AT ARMSCERT PURCH EQUIP - WIRELESS DEVICES$79.99B-638
CV2100028109862021-09-23Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSCERT PURCH EQUIP - WIRELESS DEVICES$22.49B-638
CV2100028122792021-09-30Aug 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSCERT PURCH EQUIP - WIRELESS DEVICES$22.49B-638
DCAR202100432021-04-05Feb 11 → Mar 19CITIBANK - PURCHASE CARDPURCH VOICE COMM EQUIP (EXPENDABLE)$38.15B-638
DCAR202100472021-04-09Mar 25 → Apr 1CITIBANK - PURCHASE CARDPURCH ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY (EXPENDABLE)$101.98B-638
〃〃〃〃SOFTWARE-PURCH-ADAPT TECH (EXPENDABLE)$99.99B-638
〃〃〃〃PURCH OFFICE EQUIP ADD ONS & UPGR (EXP)$14.97B-638
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DCAR202100852021-08-04May 17 → Jun 29CITIBANK - PURCHASE CARDPURCH AUDIO/VIDEO/PHOTO EQUIP-EXPENDABLE$249.87B-638
DCAR202100882021-08-05May 21, 2021PERSPECTA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLCPURCH AUDIO/VIDEO/PHOTO EQUIP-EXPENDABLE$211.84B-638
DCAR202100892021-08-04May 21, 2021PERSPECTA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLCPURCH AUDIO/VIDEO/PHOTO EQUIP-EXPENDABLE$688.48B-638
DCAR202100902021-08-10May 21, 2021PERSPECTA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLCPURCH AUDIO/VIDEO/PHOTO EQUIP-EXPENDABLE$809.77B-638
DCAR202100912021-08-10May 12, 2021PERSPECTA ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLCPURCH AUDIO/VIDEO/PHOTO EQUIP-EXPENDABLE$249.16B-638
DCAR202100982021-08-30Aug 3, 2021CITIBANK - PURCHASE CARDPURCH ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY (EXPENDABLE)$67.39B-638
DCAR202101042021-08-17Jan 12 → 15CITIBANK - PURCHASE CARDPURCH IT & VOICE/DATA COMM EQUIP (EXP)$37.23B-638
〃〃〃〃PURCH CELLULAR PHONE RELATED EQUIP (EXP)$39.21B-638
DCAR202101212021-09-10Aug 9 → 28CITIBANK - PURCHASE CARDPURCH CELLULAR PHONE RELATED EQUIP (EXP)$99.04B-638
〃〃〃〃PURCH ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY (EXPENDABLE)$509.93B-638
Acquisition of assets total, all 20 rows$6,942.33

Other contractual services, line by line9 rows · Apr 2021 – Sep 2021

DocumentPostedServicePayeeDescription as printedAmountPage
CV2021046542021-04-07Feb 1 → 28SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATIONS$40.00B-638
CV2021053212021-05-18Mar 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATIONS$249.00B-638
CV2100028069102021-07-25Apr 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATIONS$170.00B-638
CV2100028078712021-07-25May 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATIONS$198.00B-638
CV2100028095742021-09-07Jun 1 → 30SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATIONS$130.00B-638
CV2100028108522021-09-23Jul 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATIONS$127.10B-638
CV2100028120252021-09-28Aug 1 → 31SERGEANT AT ARMSRECORDING STUDIO CERTIFICATIONS$110.00B-638
DCAR202101232021-09-09Jun 28 → Aug 9CITIBANK - PURCHASE CARDTRAINING/CONFERENCE FEES$1,000.00B-638
DCAR202101262021-09-15Aug 18 → 20IndividualName withheldTRAINING/CONFERENCE FEES BOWIE TO OCEAN CITY AND RETURN$60.00B-638
Other contractual services total, all 9 rows$2,084.10

Intern Compensation - Cardin

Spent this period$32,064.00$32,064.00 from FY2021 funds.
FY2021 allowance used77.2%$45,170.66 of $58,500.00 available.
Staff on payroll8Entries in the FY2021 abstract, $32,064.00.
Adds up?Yes InspectedRows sum to printed subtotals; subtotals match the summary.

The cutsAll 3 funding lines · Apr 2021 – Sep 2021

1NET PAYROLL EXPENSES · 100.0%
#CutAmount
1Net Payroll ExpensesBy title$32,064.00
Organization total$32,064.00
The Senate itemizes only travel, contractual services and asset purchases. Total only means no rows exist, not zero spending. Why →

Staff, by title8 entries · Apr 2021 – Sep 2021

TitlePeoplePaid, Apr 2021 – Sep 2021
Intern8$32,064.00
Payroll abstract total8$32,064.00

The report prints every staffer's name. We publish titles, service dates and totals; names stay internal. Policy →

Source: Report of the Secretary of the Senate, Apr 2021 – Sep 2021 (GPO-CDOC-117sdoc8), from page B-631. Open on govinfo ↗
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