Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders

Vermont - Sen - I

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Relevant Bills

CBO Score Bill Name Date
$14 Million
S. 227: Savanna's Act

Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice...

December 20, 2019
$11 Million
S. 50: Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access S...

Authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to assess sanitation and safety conditions on land...

February 19, 2019
$10 Million
H.R. 1240: Young Fishermen's Development Act of 2019

Directs the National Sea Grant Office in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish...

February 05, 2020
$10 Million
H.R. 3889: ONDCP Technical Corrections Act of 2019

Authorizes the appropriation of $2 million annually over the 2020-2024 period for the National Community...

August 09, 2019
$7 Million
S. 1130: Scarlett's Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act

Establishes grants to states, local agencies, and nonprofit organizations to address sudden unexpected infant and...

November 27, 2019
$7 Million
H.R. 5663: Safeguarding Therapeutics Act

Extends the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to destroy certain imported products (known as...

November 25, 2020
$7 Million
H.R. 1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorat...

Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver...

December 01, 2020
$7 Million
S. 1014: Route 66 Centennial Commission Act

Establishes the Route 66 Centennial Commission, and for other purposes.

July 10, 2019
$6 Million
H.R. 4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorativ...

Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins...

September 21, 2020
$6 Million
S. 2904: IOGAN Act

Directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

June 23, 2020
$5.1 Million
H.R. 8900: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, a...

Provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 18, 2020, and extends several expiring...

December 09, 2020
$3 Million
H.R. 2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin...

Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 400,000 $1 silver coins that...

October 28, 2019
$3 Million
S. 2661: National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for...

September 08, 2020
$3 Million
S. 239: Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019

Directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1...

September 16, 2019
$2 Million
S. 979: FACE Act

Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress on advance contracts. Advance...

July 18, 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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  • 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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