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
s588-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for examination and disclosure with respect to Presidential income tax returns, to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require the disclosure of certain tax returns by Presidents and certain candidates for the office of the President, and for other purposes.
s445-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeCarried Interest Fairness Act of 2025
s416-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeMarsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act Amendments Act of 2025
s398-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.
s134-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeSaving the Civil Service Act
s25-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePolluters Pay Climate Fund Act of 2025
s5627-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the United States Postal Service may provide certain basic financial services, and for other purposes.
s5530-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo support and fund the Federal procurement of clean energy products, and for other purposes.
s5388-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
s5373-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy.
s5394-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo require Federal law enforcement and prison officials to obtain or provide immediate medical attention to individuals in custody who display medical distress.
s5363-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to authorize grants for toxic substances remediation in schools, to reauthorize healthy high-performance schools, and for other purposes.
s5129-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.
s5114-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in the State of Vermont, and for other purposes.
s5106-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt certain owners of livestock from inspection requirements, and for other purposes.
s5087-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to promote the establishment of tenant organizations and provide additional amounts for tenant organizations, and for other purposes.
s5054-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo impose an assessment related to fossil fuel emissions, to establish the Polluters Pay Climate Fund, and for other purposes.
s4973-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo reassert the constitutional authority of Congress to determine the general applicability of the criminal laws of the United States, and for other purposes.
s4961-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens.
s4902-118
Cosponsor IntroducedTo prevent discrimination, including harassment, in employment.
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