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Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

I VT · Senate

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77
Sponsored
819
Cosponsored
658
Votes
Vote Date:
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Healthcare

+353
Helped 883 Hurt 530 Unclear 1129

Defense

-67
Helped 793 Hurt 860 Unclear 640

Education

+104
Helped 612 Hurt 508 Unclear 455

Finance

-125
Helped 455 Hurt 580 Unclear 285

Government Operations

-54
Helped 77 Hurt 131 Unclear 1014

Energy

-181
Helped 343 Hurt 524 Unclear 163

Agriculture

+109
Helped 438 Hurt 329 Unclear 167

Environment

+15
Helped 271 Hurt 256 Unclear 236

Labor

+136
Helped 300 Hurt 164 Mixed 1 Unclear 235

Veterans Affairs

+221
Helped 381 Hurt 160 Unclear 99

Transportation

-29
Helped 187 Hurt 216 Unclear 173

Trade

+12
Helped 187 Hurt 175 Unclear 38

Housing

+114
Helped 237 Hurt 123 Unclear 13

Immigration

-119
Helped 51 Hurt 170 Unclear 135

Criminal Justice

+19
Helped 159 Hurt 140 Unclear 34

Appropriations

+93
Helped 204 Hurt 111 Unclear 17

Social Welfare

+162
Helped 214 Hurt 52 Unclear 43

Technology

+26
Helped 130 Hurt 104 Unclear 57

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Civil Rights

+65
Helped 148 Hurt 83 Unclear 34
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

17623 industry impacts

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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.

Positive-Effect Industries

Government 2071 P·45 C·330 Y·1359 N·1696 w:34.5
Direct (1529), Veterans Affairs (115), Defense (94), Child Welfare (40), DoD (33), State (23), VA (19), Executive (17), Legislative (16), USDA (16), Congress (12), Agriculture (11), Treasury (11), Federal (10), CMS (9), Justice (8), NPS (7), Transportation Security (7), Education (6), Judiciary (6), Oversight (6), State/Local (6), DOJ (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Local (4), DHS (3), Department Of Interior (3), Immigration (3), Transportation (3), Tribal (3), Cemeteries (2), EPA (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal Agencies (2), Homeland Security (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Law Enforcement (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), NOAA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), Defense R&D (1), Election Workers (1), Employees (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Interior (1), Judicial (1), Local Election Administration (1), Manufacturing (1)
General Public 706 P·66 C·277 Y·349 N·363 w:25.9
Direct (545), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Minority Voters (5), Voters (4), Military (3), District Of Columbia (2), Foreign (2), Low Income (2), Native American Voters (2), Capital District (1), Language Minority Voters (1), Rural (1), Students (1)
Education 534 P·239 C·152 Y·124 N·143 w:32.9
Direct (502), Nursing Schools (8), Dental Schools (7), Medical Schools (7), Child Care (3), Health Professions (1), Higher Education (1), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Students (1), Technical (1), Vocational (1)
Healthcare 391 P·46 C·146 Y·189 N·198 w:14.5
Direct (351), Patients (15), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3), Mental Health (2), Hospitals (1), Teaching Hospitals (1)
Agriculture 294 P·6 C·133 Y·151 N·155 w:11.9
Direct (286), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Military 231 C·7 Y·109 N·224 w:0.8
Direct (230), Families (1)
Defense 230 C·6 Y·108 N·224 w:0.5
Direct (217), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Environment 218 P·9 C·196 Y·11 N·13 w:20.9
State & Local Government 209 P·38 C·96 Y·65 N·75 w:16.4
Direct (200), Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (2), Education (1)
Labor 186 P·39 C·126 Y·19 N·21 w:16.5
Direct (184), Government Employees (1), Maritime (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Government 2507 P·207 C·1271 Y·770 N·1028 w:99.0
Direct (2045), Defense (69), Veterans Affairs (66), Judiciary (35), State (25), EPA (23), Federal (17), Child Welfare (15), HHS (14), State/Local (12), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (10), Immigration (9), VA (8), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), Homeland Security (7), Justice Administration (7), CFPB (6), Executive (5), Foreign (5), Treasury (5), Border Security (4), Legislative (4), NOAA (4), State Transportation (4), Treasury/IRS (4), DHS (3), Independent Agencies (3), NOAA/EPA (3), Regional Planning (3), SEC (3), SSA (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Federal Agencies (2), Intelligence (2), Local (2), Local Election Administration (2), Military (2), State Election Administration (2), State Legislatures (2), State/Local Election Administration (2), Coast Guard (1), DOL (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), Executive Branch (1), Executive Office (1), Health And Human Services (1), Housing (1), Interior (1), Interior Department (1), Justice (1), Labor (1), NNSA (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), Space Force (1), Strategic Command (1), Transportation Security (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Financial Services 245 P·24 C·167 Y·50 N·54 w:19.6
Direct (244), Transgender Individuals (1)
Education 229 P·48 C·92 Y·86 N·89 w:23.7
General Public 205 P·13 C·61 Y·119 N·130 w:10.5
Direct (183), Veterans (20), Bad Actors (1), Taxpayers (1)
Environment 193 P·14 C·127 Y·51 N·52 w:20.1
State & Local Government 188 P·21 C·111 Y·54 N·56 w:9.6
Direct (181), Non-Expansion (3), Justice Administration (2), Medicaid Programs (2)
Healthcare 172 P·25 C·37 Y·98 N·110 w:5.8
Direct (160), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2), Mental Health (1)
Oil & Gas 155 P·102 C·43 Y·9 N·10 w:5.6
Defense 153 C·5 Y·54 N·148 w:0.6
Direct (149), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Healthcare Beneficiaries 142 P·13 C·105 Y·22 N·24 w:14.5
Direct (141), Transgender Individuals (1)

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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.

Analysis coverage
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
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

All Roles Sponsor Cosponsor
All Industries Agriculture Defense Education Environment Financial Services General Public Government Healthcare Military State & Local Government
Clear

sres224-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza.

1 clause May 13, 2025
Foreign Allies General Public

s1709-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2025

14 clauses May 12, 2025
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools Hospitals Employment Services Labor Unions

s1507-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

53 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Crop Production Food Manufacturing General Public K-12 Education

s1503-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Equality Act

10 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Mental Health Services Legal Services Advocacy Organizations Government

s1506-119

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To establish a Medicare-for-All national health insurance program.

42 clauses Apr 29, 2025
Offices of Physicians General Public: Healthcare Consumers General Public: Underserved Communities Hospitals

s1420-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025

1 clause Apr 10, 2025
Services for Elderly and Disabled Federal Government Child Day Care Services

s1447-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the child and adult care food program, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Apr 10, 2025
Federal Government Child Day Care Services General Public

s1261-119

Cosponsor In Committee

CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

15 clauses Apr 2, 2025
Mental Health Services Native American Health Services Telehealth Services Ambulatory Health Care Services

s1232-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

6 clauses Apr 1, 2025
Government Health Care Providers Healthcare

s1214-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Heating and Cooling Relief Act

10 clauses Mar 31, 2025
Small Business Households Oil & Gas Labor Organizations

s1193-119

Cosponsor In Committee

America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act

9 clauses Mar 27, 2025
National Parks and Recreational Areas Environmental Groups Federal Administration Livestock Ranching

s1198-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

26 clauses Mar 27, 2025
Mining Non-Profit Environmental Organizations Forestry & Logging Cattle Ranching

s1115-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

13 clauses Mar 25, 2025
Private Sector Employers General Employment Services Workers

s1068-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 5 and title 38, United States Code, to put veteran and military families first and to provide protections for employees, benefits, and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

27 clauses Mar 13, 2025
Small Business Government Leadership Federal Administration Government Employees and Contractors

s986-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Safe Schools Improvement Act

6 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Civil Rights Organizations Education Government - Education

s997-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

11 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Federal Government Administration General Public Labor Unions Transportation Security

s988-119

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Mar 12, 2025
Social Welfare Government Finance Nonprofits

s934-119

Cosponsor In Committee

American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025

32 clauses Mar 11, 2025
Real Estate Investment Residential Housing Banking Nonprofit Organizations

sjres32-119

Primary Sponsor In Committee

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.

1 clause Mar 10, 2025
Foreign Businesses Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government

s916-119

Cosponsor In Committee

Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

5 clauses Mar 10, 2025
Federal Administration Health Care Providers Environmental Services
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