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
s3892-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeStop Price Gouging in Grocery Stores Act of 2026
s3865-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeBE HEARD in the Workplace Act
s3869-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeHealthy Families Act
s3833-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeLCBP Enhancements Act of 2026
sres601-119
CosponsorA resolution designating the week beginning February 2, 2026, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
sres596-119
CosponsorA resolution designating the week of February 2 through 6, 2026, as "National School Counseling Week".
s3628-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeREAADI for Disasters Act
s3550-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeSchedules That Work Act
s3448-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeKeeping All Students Safe Act
s3466-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeHonor Our Promise to Veterans Act of 2025
s3435-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeFAAN Act
s3396-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeDomestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
sres531-119
CosponsorCelebrating the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act on November 29, 2025, and recognizing its transformative impact on the education of children with disabilities.
s3210-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEXPERTS Act of 2025
s3147-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide for continuing appropriations for Head Start programs.
s3070-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeShutdown Student Loans for Feds Act
s2939-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish universal child care and early learning programs.
s2954-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish grant programs for health professional schools, and for other purposes.
s2928-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes.
s2876-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prevent harassment at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
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