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
s2913-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prohibit the use of appropriated funds to eliminate, consolidate, or otherwise restructure any office within the Department of Education that administers or enforces programs serving individuals with disabilities.
sres405-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing support for the recognition of September 22, 2025, to September 28, 2025, as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.
s2819-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeHead Start for America's Children Act
sres390-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".
s2823-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals, and for other purposes.
sres386-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeDesignating the week of September 14 through September 20, 2025, as Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week.
s2792-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits be calculated using the value of the low-cost food plan, and for other purposes.
s2717-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for deductions of student loan payments from income.
s2613-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish protections for warehouse workers, and for other purposes.
s2512-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEATS Act of 2025
s2523-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeJohn R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
s2477-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEnd Solitary Confinement Act
s2481-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo ensure that teachers are paid a livable and competitive salary throughout their career, and for other purposes.
s2469-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes.
s2451-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
s2461-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePromotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership 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.
s2312-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeUnemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act
s2300-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, to appropriately limit donations to Presidential Libraries and Centers.
s2272-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes.
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