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Bernard Sanders
- Previous profession
- Carpenter; Writer; College professor
- First public office
- 1981Mayor, City of Burlington, 1981 to 1989
- Years in public office
- 43
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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The saved record holds 1,014 recorded votes by Bernard Sanders, from 1995 to 2026.
692 Yes · 250 No · 72 Did not vote
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This record covers the votes that passed a law: votes on passage, and votes on a House resolution that passed a law. Each Congress below lists the two apart. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.
108th Congress, 2003 and 2004
108 Yes · 23 No · 11 Did not vote on 142 laws of this Congress.
Public Law 108-458 · House vote on December 7, 2004Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-447 · House vote on November 20, 2004Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
Yes
Public Law 108-492 · House vote on November 20, 2004Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004
No
Public Law 108-446 · House vote on November 19, 2004Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
Did not vote
S. 2986 · House vote on November 18, 2004Public Law 108-415
No
Public Law 108-419 · House vote on November 17, 2004Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004
Yes
S. 2302 · House vote on November 17, 2004Public Law 108-441
Yes
H.J.Res. 110 · House vote on November 16, 2004Public Law 108-432
Yes
Public Law 108-324 · House vote on October 9, 2004Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005
Yes
Public Law 108-334 · House vote on October 9, 2004Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005
Yes
Public Law 108-375 · House vote on October 9, 2004Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005
Yes
Public Law 108-357 · House vote on October 7, 2004American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
No
Public Law 108-373 · House vote on October 7, 2004Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-409 · House vote on October 7, 2004Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-427 · House vote on October 7, 2004Research Review Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-335 · House vote on October 6, 2004District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005
Yes
Public Law 108-405 · House vote on October 6, 2004Justice for All Act of 2004
Yes
S. 1814 · House vote on October 4, 2004Public Law 108-341
Yes
Public Law 108-308 · House vote on September 30, 2004Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII
Yes
Public Law 108-310 · House vote on September 30, 2004Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V
Yes
H.J.Res. 107 · House vote on September 29, 2004Public Law 108-309
Yes
S. 2363 · House vote on September 28, 2004Public Law 108-344
Did not vote
Public Law 108-311 · House vote on September 23, 2004Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-355 · House vote on September 9, 2004Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act
Yes
H.R. 4381 · House vote on September 7, 2004Public Law 108-392
Yes
H.R. 4556 · House vote on September 7, 2004Public Law 108-395
Yes
Public Law 108-287 · House vote on July 22, 2004Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005
Yes
Public Law 108-302 · House vote on July 22, 2004United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
No
Public Law 108-293 · House vote on July 21, 2004Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-283 · House vote on July 19, 2004Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act
Yes
Public Law 108-276 · House vote on July 14, 2004Project BioShield Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-286 · House vote on July 14, 2004United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
No
Public Law 108-263 · House vote on June 23, 2004Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III
Yes
Public Law 108-285 · House vote on June 21, 2004Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004
Did not vote
H.J.Res. 97 · House vote on June 14, 2004Public Law 108-272
Did not vote
S.J.Res. 28 · House vote on June 2, 2004Public Law 108-236
Yes
H.R. 3740 · House vote on May 18, 2004Public Law 108-253
Yes
H.R. 4176 · House vote on May 18, 2004Public Law 108-260
Yes
H.R. 4299 · House vote on May 11, 2004Public Law 108-261
Yes
Public Law 108-224 · House vote on April 28, 2004Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part II
Yes
S. 1904 · House vote on April 28, 2004Public Law 108-225
Yes
H.R. 3942 · House vote on April 27, 2004Public Law 108-258
Yes
H.R. 3147 · House vote on April 21, 2004Public Law 108-463
Yes
H.R. 1822 · House vote on April 20, 2004Public Law 108-239
Yes
H.R. 3855 · House vote on April 20, 2004Public Law 108-255
Yes
H.R. 4037 · House vote on April 20, 2004Public Law 108-259
Yes
Public Law 108-218 · House vote on April 2, 2004Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004
No
S. 2057 · House vote on March 30, 2004Public Law 108-220
Yes
H.R. 3104 · House vote on March 30, 2004Public Law 108-234
Yes
H.R. 2584 · House vote on March 29, 2004Public Law 108-219
Did not vote
H.R. 254 · House vote on March 25, 2004Public Law 108-215
Yes
Public Law 108-216 · House vote on March 24, 2004Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act
Yes
H.R. 3059 · House vote on March 24, 2004Public Law 108-243
Yes
Public Law 108-222 · House vote on March 23, 2004Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act
Yes
Public Law 108-327 · House vote on March 23, 2004National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2004
Yes
H.R. 3733 · House vote on March 16, 2004Public Law 108-252
Yes
Public Law 108-214 · House vote on March 10, 2004Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act
Yes
H.R. 3389 · House vote on March 3, 2004Public Law 108-320
Yes
H.R. 3769 · House vote on March 2, 2004Public Law 108-254
Yes
Public Law 108-212 · House vote on February 26, 2004Laci and Conner's Law
No
Public Law 108-271 · House vote on February 25, 2004GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004
Yes
S. 714 · House vote on February 24, 2004Public Law 108-206
Yes
Public Law 108-203 · House vote on February 11, 2004Social Security Protection Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-199 · House vote on December 8, 2003Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004
No
Public Law 108-173 · House vote on November 22, 2003Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
No
H.J.Res. 79 · House vote on November 21, 2003Public Law 108-135
Yes
Public Law 108-148 · House vote on November 21, 2003Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
No
Public Law 108-159 · House vote on November 21, 2003Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
No
Public Law 108-170 · House vote on November 21, 2003Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-154 · House vote on November 20, 2003Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-175 · House vote on November 20, 2003Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-177 · House vote on November 20, 2003Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
No
Public Law 108-188 · House vote on November 20, 2003Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-194 · House vote on November 20, 2003Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-164 · House vote on November 19, 2003Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act
Yes
Public Law 108-184 · House vote on November 19, 2003National Museum of African American History and Culture Act
Yes
Public Law 108-137 · House vote on November 18, 2003Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004
Yes
H.R. 1274 · House vote on November 18, 2003Public Law 108-221
Yes
H.R. 3300 · House vote on November 18, 2003Public Law 108-246
Did not vote
S.J.Res. 18 · House vote on November 17, 2003Public Law 108-139
Did not vote
S.J.Res. 22 · House vote on November 17, 2003Public Law 108-140
Did not vote
Public Law 108-136 · House vote on November 7, 2003National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004
No
H.J.Res. 76 · House vote on November 5, 2003Public Law 108-107
Yes
Public Law 108-121 · House vote on November 5, 2003Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-132 · House vote on November 5, 2003Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-193 · House vote on November 5, 2003Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-106 · House vote on October 31, 2003Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004
No
H.J.Res. 75 · House vote on October 30, 2003Public Law 108-104
Yes
Public Law 108-108 · House vote on October 30, 2003Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004
No
Public Law 108-176 · House vote on October 30, 2003Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act
No
Public Law 108-109 · House vote on October 29, 2003National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003
Yes
H.R. 3288 · House vote on October 20, 2003Public Law 108-127
Yes
Public Law 108-105 · House vote on October 2, 2003Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
No
H.R. 3161 · House vote on September 25, 2003Public Law 108-82
Yes
H.J.Res. 69 · House vote on September 25, 2003Public Law 108-84
Yes
Public Law 108-83 · House vote on September 24, 2003Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-87 · House vote on September 24, 2003Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004
No
Public Law 108-90 · House vote on September 24, 2003Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-86 · House vote on September 16, 2003Postmasters Equity Act of 2003
Yes
H.R. 2309 · House vote on September 3, 2003Public Law 108-114
Yes
Public Law 108-69 · House vote on July 25, 2003Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-77 · House vote on July 24, 2003United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
No
Public Law 108-78 · House vote on July 24, 2003United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
No
Public Law 108-61 · House vote on July 15, 2003Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
Yes
H.R. 1761 · House vote on July 8, 2003Public Law 108-71
Yes
H.R. 2474 · House vote on June 25, 2003Public Law 108-58
Yes
S. 858 · House vote on June 25, 2003Public Law 108-59
Yes
Public Law 108-232 · House vote on June 24, 2003Premier Certified Lenders Program Improvement Act of 2004
Yes
Public Law 108-73 · House vote on June 23, 2003Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003
Did not vote
Public Law 108-36 · House vote on June 17, 2003Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-44 · House vote on June 17, 2003Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement Staffing Act of 2003
Yes
S. 703 · House vote on June 16, 2003Public Law 108-37
Yes
H.R. 2254 · House vote on June 16, 2003Public Law 108-113
Yes
Public Law 108-40 · House vote on June 11, 2003Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003
Yes
S. 763 · House vote on June 9, 2003Public Law 108-35
Yes
H.R. 1610 · House vote on June 9, 2003Public Law 108-110
Did not vote
Public Law 108-32 · House vote on June 5, 2003Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act
Yes
Public Law 108-34 · House vote on June 5, 2003Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003
Yes
H.R. 1465 · House vote on June 2, 2003Public Law 108-53
Yes
Public Law 108-27 · House vote on May 23, 2003Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
No
Public Law 108-26 · House vote on May 22, 2003Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-147 · House vote on May 22, 2003Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-29 · House vote on May 20, 2003Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-96 · House vote on May 20, 2003Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act
Yes
H.R. 1018 · House vote on May 19, 2003Public Law 108-70
Yes
H.R. 1609 · House vote on May 7, 2003Public Law 108-55
Yes
H.R. 1625 · House vote on May 6, 2003Public Law 108-33
Yes
H.R. 1596 · House vote on May 6, 2003Public Law 108-54
Yes
H.R. 1740 · House vote on May 6, 2003Public Law 108-56
Yes
Public Law 108-21 · House vote on April 10, 2003PROTECT Act
No
Public Law 108-16 · House vote on April 8, 2003Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-18 · House vote on April 8, 2003Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003
Yes
H.R. 1055 · House vote on April 7, 2003Public Law 108-51
Yes
H.R. 1368 · House vote on April 7, 2003Public Law 108-52
Yes
Public Law 108-76 · House vote on April 1, 2003Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-43 · House vote on March 25, 2003Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act
Yes
Public Law 108-41 · House vote on March 12, 2003Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act
Did not vote
Public Law 108-15 · House vote on February 26, 2003American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2003
Yes
Public Law 108-7 · House vote on February 13, 2003Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
No
Public Law 108-10 · House vote on February 12, 2003Do-Not-Call Implementation Act
Yes
H.J.Res. 19 · House vote on February 11, 2003Public Law 108-9
Yes
S. 23 · House vote on January 8, 2003Public Law 108-1
Yes
What this member says about laws and orders
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3 excerpts
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesMay 21, 2025
“Double mandatory funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesMay 21, 2025
“Double mandatory funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).”
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Call on Republicans to Support Trump, Lower Prescription Drug Prices
“On May 5, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” In that order, he proposes a “a rulemaking plan to impose most-favored-nation pricing” but does not cite specific legislative authority.”
Member-requested spending
Confirmed from the official record
Congress printed 28 spending items this member requested, $54,807,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Newark | Public Law 119-37 | Town of Newark Highway Garage and Fire StationRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | VT | $1,500,000 |
| Family Service Center: Cost to Complete | Public Law 119-37 | Family Service Center: Cost to CompleteArmy National Guard | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| Lyndon Readiness Center: Cost to Complete | Public Law 119-37 | Lyndon Readiness Center: Cost to CompleteArmy National Guard | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VT Addison County Trust for Man Housing Commu InfrastructurEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,200,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VT City of Burlin End WastewateEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VT Town of Highga Wastewater Di ConstructionEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $750,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VT Town of Richmo Wastewater Tr FacilityEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,350,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State VT City of Burlin Burlington Dr ReservoirEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | State VT City of Montpe Drinking WateEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,700,000 |
| Vermont Legal Aid | Public Law 119-74 | Justice MobileDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,999,000 |
Show all 28
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Vermont Department of Public Safety | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Communications Equipment UpgradeDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| Town of Morristown | Public Law 119-75 | for expanding rural health services through a community paramedicine program and to purchase a mobile unit and suppliesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | VT | $1,000,000 |
| University of Detroit Mercy | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to support dental trainingHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | VT | $4,600,000 |
| Johnson Health Center | Public Law 119-75 | for substance use disorder treatmentHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | VT | $2,385,000 |
| Vermont Aging Network Consortium | Public Law 119-75 | for supportive services for older adults, including meal deliveriesHHS · Administration for Community Living | VT | $243,000 |
| Vermont Association of Senior Centers and Meal Providers (VASCAMP) | Public Law 119-75 | for supportive services for older adultsHHS · Administration for Community Living | VT | $500,000 |
| Central Vermont Career Center School District acting on behalf of the Vermont Association of Career and Technical Directors | Public Law 119-75 | to expand and enhance career and technical education programs, which may include subgrantsED · Innovation and Improvement | VT | $2,498,000 |
| Community College of Vermont (CCV) | Public Law 119-75 | for increasing health education in rural areas, including purchasing technologyED · Higher Education | VT | $1,662,000 |
| VT | Public Law 119-75 | Burlington--Winooski River Bridge ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | VT | $850,000 |
| Downstreet Housing & Community Development | Public Law 119-75 | Preserving Affordable Housing and Creating Homeownership OpportunitiesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VT | $1,500,000 |
| Windham & Windsor Housing Trust | Public Law 119-75 | The Chalet RedevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VT | $3,000,000 |
| City of Barre | Public Law 119-75 | The Prospect Heights Development ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VT | $3,316,000 |
| Good Samaritan Haven | Public Law 119-75 | Complex Care Shelter at the Welcome CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VT | $1,155,000 |
| Vermont Housing & Conservation Board | Public Law 119-75 | Shared Equity Homeownership ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VT | $550,000 |
| Champlain Housing Trust | Public Law 119-75 | Affordable Housing for WinooskiDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VT | $1,000,000 |
| Vermont Housing & Conservation Board | Public Law 119-75 | Affordable Housing for VermontDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VT | $12,000,000 |
| Barre City | Public Law 119-86 | Gunners Brook Floodplain Restoration and Debris Catcher ReconfigurationFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | VT | $591,000 |
| City of Montpelier | Public Law 119-86 | Elm Street Housing ElevationFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | VT | $1,458,000 |
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