Bernard Sanders
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Bernard Sanders is an American politician and activist serving as the senior United States senator from Vermont, a seat he has held since 2007. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020. A self-described democratic socialist, Sanders is regarded as one of the main leaders of the 21st-century American progressive movement. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialBernard Sanders holds the office of U.S. Senator from Vermontprofile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Ratepayer Protection Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
- VerifiedVoted Yea on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Booker Amdt. No. 6835
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Booker Amdt. No. 6805
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Kennedy Amdt. No. 6760
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Paul Amdt. No. 6758
- VerifiedVoted Yea on H. Con. Res. 89
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Amdt. No. 6776
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Confirmation: Angela Veronica Colmenero, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cruz Amdt. No. 6776
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Angela Veronica Colmenero to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Confirmation: Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kasdin Miller Mitchell to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Confirmation: Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew R. Byrne to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
- VerifiedVoted Nay on A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
- VerifiedPublic statement: NEWS: Sanders Statement on Civil War and Genocide in Sudan
- VerifiedPublic statement: NEWS: Sanders Releases Internal HHS Emails Demonstrating Secretary Kennedy’s Politicization of CDC, Interference with Vaccines
- VerifiedPublic statement: NEWS: Sanders Introduces Legislation to Create $7 Trillion AI Sovereign Wealth Fund
- VerifiedPublic statement: NEWS: Sanders, 34 Senators Demand McMahon Reverse Failed Policies, Protect Students from Discrimination and Harassment
- VerifiedPublic statement: NEWS: Sanders, Lee to Introduce Bill to Abolish Super PACs, Stop Billionaires from Buying Candidates
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6350
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6349
- VerifiedSponsored: American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 5802
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 5801
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 5455
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 5451
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 5447
- VerifiedSponsored: Abolish Super PACs Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026
Voting Record Feed
Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Sonderling to be Secretary of Labor
Ratepayer Protection Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Protect College Sports Act of 2026
Booker Amdt. No. 6835
Booker Amdt. No. 6805
Kennedy Amdt. No. 6760
Paul Amdt. No. 6758
H. Con. Res. 89
Protect College Sports Act of 2026
Amdt. No. 6776
Confirmation: Angela Veronica Colmenero, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cruz Amdt. No. 6776
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Angela Veronica Colmenero to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
Confirmation: Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kasdin Miller Mitchell to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
Protect College Sports Act of 2026
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-06-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2026-06-04: Amendment SA 5451 ruled out of order by the chair.
2026-05-20: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
2026-05-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Statements & Newsroom
zes":[]},"classic_row_gap_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]},"classic_row_gap_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":"","sizes":[]}}" data-widget_type="posts.classic"> July 9, 2026 BURLINGTON, Vt. July. 9 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today released the following statement: This is the year 2026. One might have hoped that, after thousands of years of war, humanity could have come up with a better way to resolve conflicts than killing and mass destruction. Unfortunately, that is not the case. There
lve conflicts than killing and mass destruction. Unfortunately, that is not the case. There is now more war and bloodshed raging across Read More » June 25, 2026 WASHINGTON, June 25 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released internal emails from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showing Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr.’s politicization o
d Read More » June 18, 2026 This Bill Would Give the American People, Not Oligarchs, Control Over the Future of AI WASHINGTON, June 18 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act to give the public a 50% ownership in the largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies in our country. “Left unchecked, Artificial Intelligence and robotics threatens the jobs, privacy rights Read More » NEWS: Sanders, 34 Senators Demand McMahon Reverse Failed Policies, Pr
eft unchecked, Artificial Intelligence and robotics threatens the jobs, privacy rights Read More » May 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, May 27 — After the Trump administration tried to fire more than half of the investigators tasked with protecting the civil rights of students and left students nationwide without protection from alleged civil rights violations, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.),
.), Vice Chair of Read More » May 20, 2026 WASHINGTON, May 20 – With AIPAC, crypto and AI super PACs already spending over half a billion dollars this primary season, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) today introduced legislation to ban super PACs from buying our elections. The Abolish Super PACs Act would cap the contribution limit of individuals to super PACs at $5,000, effectively abolishing them and putting Read More » « Previous Page 1 <a class="page-numbers" href="ht