Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders

Vermont - Sen - I

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Relevant Bills

CBO Score Bill Name Date
$55 Million
H.R. 1812: Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act

Amends title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental...

May 17, 2019
$52 Million
H.R. 3399: To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Ac...

Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003, which provided...

February 21, 2020
$51 Million
S. 256: Esther Martinez Native American Languages Program...

Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure...

March 11, 2019
$50 Million
H.R. 150: Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Trans...

Requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most...

July 25, 2019
$48 Million
S. 216: Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservati...

Provides for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for...

February 14, 2019
$45 Million
H.R. 3153: EFFORT Act

Directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on the science...

December 11, 2019
$43 Million
H.R. 583: PIRATE Act

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for enhanced penalties for pirate radio, and...

June 07, 2019
$40 Million
H.R. 6237: PRC for Native Veterans Act

Specifies that the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense must reimburse the...

August 18, 2020
$40 Million
H.R. 1365: To make technical corrections to the Guam Worl...

Authorizes a portion of customs duties and federal income taxes collected in Guam to be...

July 22, 2019
$35 Million
H.R. 1668: IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019

Requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop guidelines on the appropriate...

September 13, 2019
$31 Million
S. 2981: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Revises provisions related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps. Among other...

September 15, 2020
$25 Million
S. 294: Native American Business Incubators Program Act

Establishes a business incubators program within the Department of the Interior to promote economic development...

February 28, 2019
$21 Million
H.R. 6535: To deem an urban Indian organization and emplo...

Extends federal torts claim coverage for certain personal injury claims (i.e., medical malpractice liability protection)...

September 02, 2020
$16 Million
S. 1069: Digital Coast Act

Provides statutory authority for and revises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Digital Coast...

November 18, 2019
$15 Million
H.R. 1079: Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Servi...

Allows a digital or internet option for all Americans to authorize their congressman’s office to...

June 19, 2019

Biography

Bernard Sanders is a Senator from Vermont. Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1941, he earned his B.S. from the University of Chicago in 1964. He served on faculty at Harvard University in 1989 and at Hamilton College in 1990. He has been a carpenter, journalist, and unsuccessful independent candidate for the United States Senate in 1972 and 1974. He also ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate for governor of Vermont in 1972, 1976, and 1986.

He was mayor of Burlington, VT, from 1981-1989, and ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate to the 101st Congress in 1988. He was elected as an independent to the 102nd and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was elected as an Independent to the United States Senate in 2006. He chaired the Committee on Veterans Affairs (113th Congress).

Bernie Sanders unsuccessfully sought the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination and is a candidate for the 2020 Democratic Presidential nomination. You can learn more about Senator Bernie Sanders' spending and budget votes at SpendingTracker.org

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Upcoming Bills

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  • Provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, child care, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. (The bill is commonly referred to as the Build Back Better Act.) For...

  • Authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities for FY2023 and addresses other issues. For example, the bill authorizes the procurement of various items, including destroyers and aircraft; modifies inventory requirements for various Air Force programs; authorizes DOD to furnish electric vehicle...

  • Authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). It also prescribes military personnel strengths for FY2022.

  • Reauthorizes through FY2028 and expands programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill also revises workforce investment, vocational rehabilitation, employment, training, and literacy programs for eligible individuals. For example, the bill increases workforce representation on...

  • Reauthorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) through FY2026 and authorizes programs and activities at the NSF. The bill establishes requirements for the NSF, including to enter into a contract with the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to...

  • Provides FY2023 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2023 appropriations bills: the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; the Ag...

 

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