Bernard Sanders
AnalysisI VT · Senate
Healthcare
+353Defense
-67Education
+104Finance
-125Government Operations
-54Energy
-181Agriculture
+109Environment
+15Labor
+136Veterans Affairs
+221Transportation
-29Trade
+12Housing
+114Immigration
-119Criminal Justice
+19Appropriations
+93Social Welfare
+162Technology
+26Federal Budget
+162Civil Rights
+65Industry Impact Profile
17623 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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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 (180),
Defense (158),
DoD (34),
VA (23),
EPA (22)
+53 more
|
-533 | ||||
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Veterans (141),
Military Families (16),
Military (3),
Foreign (2),
Taxpayers (1)
|
-240 | ||||
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Naval (2),
Nuclear (2),
Testing (2),
Ammunition (1),
Ground Vehicles (1)
+9 more
|
-78 | ||||
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Families (1),
Space Force (1)
|
-29 | ||||
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Research (15),
Community (3),
Gender-Affirming Care (3),
Tribal (3),
Family Planning Services (2)
+3 more
|
-75 | ||||
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Child Care (3),
Immigrant Students (1),
Religious Studies (1),
Technical (1)
|
-34 | ||||
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Federal/Military (1),
Military/Pacific (1),
Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
|
- | -107 | |||
| Taxpayers | - | - | -18 | ||
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Coffee (2),
Commodities (2),
Hemp (2),
Livestock (2),
Coffee Production (1)
|
- | -142 | |||
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Foreign (7),
Electrical Equipment (2),
Defense (1),
Foreign Adversary (1)
|
-7 | ||||
| Transportation | -13 | ||||
| Immigration | - | +109 | |||
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
HSA (7),
HSA Administration (2),
Transgender Individuals (1)
|
-39 | ||||
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Medicaid (6),
Medicaid Programs (4),
Non-Expansion (3)
|
-3 | ||||
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets):
Distributed Generation (1)
|
-28 |
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
s3448-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeKeeping All Students Safe Act
s3466-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeHonor Our Promise to Veterans Act of 2025
s3426-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeInternational Human Rights Defense Act of 2025
s3420-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeCommitment to Aid Workers Act
s3344-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeProhibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Act of 2025
s3196-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs opportunities to be represented by the representatives of their choices in examinations of the employees in connection with examinations that may result in disciplinary action, and for other purposes.
s2930-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reduce spending on nuclear weapons and related defense spending and to prohibit the procurement and deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads, and for other purposes.
sres408-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".
s2827-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeFair Housing Improvement Act of 2025
s2798-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the use of consumer credit checks against prospective and current employees for the purposes of making adverse employment decisions.
s2688-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances, and for other purposes.
s2675-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reduce the health risks of heat by establishing the National Integrated Heat Health Information System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee to improve extreme heat preparedness, planning, and response, requiring a study, and establishing financial assistance programs to address heat effects, and for other purposes.
s2672-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo codify Executive Order 14115 imposing certain sanctions on persons undermining peace, security, and stability in the West Bank.
s2534-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, and for other purposes.
s2557-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEpstein Files Transparency Act
s2392-119
Cosponsor Signed into LawVeterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
s2422-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo pause development of the new Sentinel program, extend the life of the Minuteman III, and redirect savings from Sentinel toward the Department of Education, and for other purposes.
s2201-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit panic defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
s2165-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the printing of firearms, and for other purposes.
s2148-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit owners of covered dwelling units from assessing or collecting certain fees from tenants, and for other purposes.
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