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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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.
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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
s597-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeAge 21 Act
sres68-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing the sense of the Senate that the United States shall not deploy United States military assets or personnel to Gaza for purposes of taking over Gaza.
s455-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeProtecting Sensitive Locations Act
s445-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeCarried Interest Fairness Act of 2025
sres66-119
Cosponsor IntroducedA resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".
s491-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo establish the position of Director of Foreign Assistance in the Department of State, and for other purposes
s461-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeFilipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2025
s408-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo expand employees eligible for leave and employers subject to leave requirements, and for other purposes.
s422-119
Cosponsor IntroducedTo protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception.
sres61-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA resolution expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces.
s410-119
Cosponsor ReportedLove Lives On 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.
sres55-119
Cosponsor IntroducedA resolution recognizing January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month".
s381-119
Primary Sponsor IntroducedTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent.
sres56-119
CosponsorCongratulating the University of Vermont men's soccer team on winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s soccer national championship.
sres51-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeExpressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Agency for International Development is essential for advancing the national security interests of the United States.
s356-119
Cosponsor Signed into LawSecure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
sjres10-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
sres49-119
Cosponsor IntroducedA resolution designating the week beginning February 3, 2025, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
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