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
s4413-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeProtecting America’s Workers Act
s4272-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeHome Team Act of 2026
s3869-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeHealthy Families Act
s2954-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish grant programs for health professional schools, and for other purposes.
s2763-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend title II of the Social Security Act to permanently appropriate funding for the administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.
s2481-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo ensure that teachers are paid a livable and competitive salary throughout their career, and for other purposes.
s1832-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeCollege for All Act of 2025
s1730-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.
s1506-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish a Medicare-for-All national health insurance program.
s4776-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, and for other purposes.
s4357-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.
s3393-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, and for other purposes.
s3392-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, and for other purposes.
s2840-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo improve access to and the quality of primary health care, expand the health workforce, and for other purposes.
s1963-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure College for All.
s1664-118
Primary Sponsor ReportedTo allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
s1655-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program.
s1568-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.
s1178-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.
s938-118
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo establish a trust fund to provide for adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for other purposes.
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