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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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 (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
s2838-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Civilian Climate Corps to help communities respond to climate change and transition to a clean economy, and for other purposes.
s2817-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employers from paying employees in the garment industry by piece rate, to require manufacturers and contractors in the garment industry to register with the Department of Labor, and for other purposes.
s2801-118
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.
s2690-118
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.
s2344-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo expand Americans’ access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.
s2333-118
Cosponsor ReportedTo reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.
s2279-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit panic defenses based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
s1966-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 10, United States Code, to increase transparency and reporting on sexual violence in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program, and for other purposes.
s1819-118
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.
s1762-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes.
s1754-118
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.
s1750-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit and prevent seclusion, mechanical restraint, chemical restraint, and dangerous restraints that restrict breathing, and to prevent and reduce the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes.
s1727-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility requirements, and for other purposes.
s1610-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo authorize administrative absences and travel and transportation allowances for members of the Armed Forces to travel to obtain reproductive health care.
s1606-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.
s1527-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
s1394-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the use of Federal funds to launch a nuclear weapon using an autonomous weapons system that is not subject to meaningful human control, and for other purposes.
s1297-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo ensure the right to provide reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.
s1267-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on source of income, veteran status, or military status.
s1196-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
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