Bernard Sanders — GovTally

Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Agriculture 1 Economy & Taxes 1 Education 1 Elections & Voting 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Healthcare 1 Labor & Employment 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Technology & Privacy 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT current Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 2025	Jan 3, 2031	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 2019	Jan 3, 2025	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 2013	Jan 3, 2019	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 1), VT Vermont	Independent	Jan 4, 2007	Jan 3, 2013	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 4, 2005	Jan 3, 2007	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2005	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 2001	Jan 3, 2003	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 6, 1999	Jan 3, 2001	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 7, 1997	Jan 3, 1999	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 4, 1995	Jan 3, 1997	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 5, 1993	Jan 3, 1995	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, VT-At-Large Vermont	Independent	Jan 3, 1991	Jan 3, 1993	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Senate Committee on Finance — Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Ranking Member unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works — Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American Family — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace Safety — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security — Ex Officio unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.545, social dim. -0.427. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HR 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans…	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-590	Oct 28, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-590 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-581	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-581 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Not voting	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-576	Oct 20, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-576 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-573	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-573 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-572	Oct 15, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-572 US-GOV-PD
	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-571	Oct 14, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-571 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-589	Oct 27, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-589 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-588	Oct 27, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-588 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-587	Oct 23, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-587 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-586	Oct 23, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-586 US-GOV-PD
S 3012 Shutdown Fairness Act	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-585	Oct 23, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-585 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-584	Oct 22, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-584 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-583	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-583 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-582	Oct 22, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-582 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-580	Oct 21, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-580 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-579	Oct 21, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-579 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-578	Oct 21, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-578 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Nomination	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-577	Oct 21, 2025	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-577 US-GOV-PD
HR 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-575	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-575 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Cloture Motion	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-574	Oct 16, 2025	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-574 US-GOV-PD
S 2296 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026	On Passage of the Bill	Nay	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-570	Oct 9, 2025	Bill Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-570 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-569	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-569 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-568	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-568 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-567	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-567 US-GOV-PD
Unlinked roll call	On the Amendment	Yea	senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-566	Oct 9, 2025	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-566 US-GOV-PD

Campaign finance

2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate

Period Jan 1, 2019–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Receipts	Spending	Cash	Debt	Refunds	Self-funding	Net receipts
$36,301,484	$33,866,717	$10,740,761	$0	$508,606	—	$35,792,878

2024 · Itemized receipts loaded

Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:31 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD

Gross receipts loaded	Refunds/reversals loaded	Net receipts loaded
$2,198,726	$0	$2,198,726

Largest itemized receipts

Cycle	Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Coverage	Source
2024	$499,145	ACTBLUE	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	unclassified	Sep 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
2024	$32,296	VERMONT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Oct 19, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$23,801	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Oct 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$23,599	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Aug 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$23,497	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Jul 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$23,132	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Nov 28, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$22,543	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Jul 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$22,424	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Aug 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$22,410	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Sep 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$21,991	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Oct 31, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$21,782	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$21,723	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2024	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$21,368	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Nov 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$21,196	M&T BANK	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Sep 29, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
2024	$20,971	VERMONT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION	FRIENDS OF BERNIE SANDERS	Corporate PAC	Jun 30, 2023	itemized partial	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.

Stated positions

A politician's own words on an issue, normalized from source documents. AI-normalized The quote is verbatim from the linked source.

Healthcare Support Jan 20, 2026

“I will not rest until everyone in America is guaranteed health care as a fundamental human right, not a privilege, through a Medicare for All, single-payer system.”

Bernie Sanders advocates for a Medicare for All, single-payer system to guarantee health care as a fundamental human right.

Endorsement source: Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)