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
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
s2469-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes.
s2461-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePromotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
s2451-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePay Paraprofessionals and Support Staff Act
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.
s2300-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, to appropriately limit donations to Presidential Libraries and Centers.
s2312-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeUnemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act
s2272-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo provide access to reliable, clean, and drinkable water on Tribal lands, and for other purposes.
s2203-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeBreak the Cycle of Violence Act
s2124-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeElection Worker Protection Act of 2025
s2121-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeSUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
s1957-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo repeal certain executive orders targeting LGBTQI+ individuals.
s1765-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo direct restoration and protection efforts of the 5-State Connecticut River Watershed region, and for other purposes.
s1709-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeNurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025
s1503-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeEquality Act
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