Bernard Sanders
AnalysisI VT · Senate
Defense
-82Healthcare
+318Finance
-113Energy
-188Education
+244Agriculture
+136Veterans Affairs
+163Labor
+131Trade
+12Transportation
-39Social Welfare
+160Federal Budget
+166Housing
+83Technology
+29Immigration
-125Criminal Justice
+22Science & Space
+55Environment
-25Elections
-7Foreign Policy
0Industry Impact Profile
13844 industry impacts
How this is computed
P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote
Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.
Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.
Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.
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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.
Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)
How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.
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| Industry | S+ | S- | O+ | O- | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans Affairs (130),
Defense (105),
DoD (34),
VA (23),
EPA (22)
+53 more
|
-541 | ||||
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans (100),
Military Families (10),
Foreign (2),
Military (2),
Taxpayers (1)
|
-202 | ||||
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Families (1),
Space Force (1)
|
-29 | ||||
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Naval (2),
Nuclear (2),
Testing (2),
Ammunition (1),
Ground Vehicles (1)
+9 more
|
-83 | ||||
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Research (9),
Gender-Affirming Care (3),
Community (2),
Family Planning Services (2),
Public Health (2)
+3 more
|
-68 | ||||
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Child Care (2),
Immigrant Students (1),
Religious Studies (1),
Technical (1)
|
-37 | ||||
| Taxpayers | - | - | -34 | ||
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Coffee (2),
Commodities (2),
Hemp (2),
Livestock (2),
Coffee Production (1)
|
- | -133 | |||
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Federal/Military (1),
Military/Pacific (1),
Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
|
- | -86 | |||
| Immigration | - | +109 | |||
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (6),
Electrical Equipment (2),
Defense (1),
Foreign Adversary (1)
|
-9 | ||||
| Transportation | -11 | ||||
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
HSA (7),
HSA Administration (2),
Transgender Individuals (1)
|
-43 | ||||
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Medicaid (6),
Medicaid Programs (4),
Non-Expansion (3)
|
-6 | ||||
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Distributed Generation (1)
|
-33 |
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
sres548-118
CosponsorDesignating the week of February 5 through 9, 2024, as National School Counseling Week.
s1666-119
CosponsorTo amend title VII of the Social Security Act to provide for a single point of contact at the Social Security Administration for individuals who are victims of identity theft.
sres83-118
CosponsorDesignating the week of February 6 through 10, 2023, as National School Counseling Week.
sres412-118
Primary SponsorSupporting the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers currently negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the “Big Three” automakers.
sres67-118
CosponsorSupporting the goals and ideals of Career and Technical Education Month.
s4007-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to restore competition in the meatpacking industry by reducing excessive concentration and market power and ultimately reduce prices for American consumers, and for other purposes.
s4001-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the supplemental security income program, and for other purposes.
s3991-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.
s3959-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders.
s3956-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an annual tax on the net value of assets held by a taxpayer, and for other purposes.
s3958-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to transition Puerto Rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes.
s3948-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the Direct File program.
s3938-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to participate in presentations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during preseparation counseling under the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
sres621-119
CosponsorA resolution designating the week of February 23 through February 27, 2026, as "National Public Schools Week".
sres617-119
CosponsorA resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".
s3953-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes.
s3904-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeAmerican Homeownership Act
s3865-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeBE HEARD in the Workplace Act
s3875-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeResponsible Firearms Marketing Act
s3869-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeHealthy Families Act
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