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Bernie Sanders' Voting Records on Issue:
Issue
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- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Constitution
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Economy and Fiscal
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Entitlements and the Safety Net
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Finance and Banking
- Food Processing and Sales
- Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Aid
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Budget and Spending
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Health Insurance
- Higher Education
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Infrastructure
- Judicial Branch
- K-12 Education
- Labor Unions
- Legal
- Legislative Branch
- Marijuana Legalization
- Marriage
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- Minors and Children
- Monetary Policy
- National Security
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Oil and Gas
- Religion
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Stem Cell Research
- Taxes
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 18, 2018 | S 756 | First Step Act of 2018 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (87 - 12) |
Yea |
| March 21, 2018 | HR 1865 | Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 | Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2) |
Yea |
| Jan. 18, 2018 | S 139 | FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (65 - 34) |
Nay |
| July 6, 2016 | S 2193 | Stop Illegal Reentry Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (55 - 42) |
Nay |
| Oct. 20, 2015 | S 2146 | Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 45) |
Nay |
| March 6, 2014 | S 1752 | Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (55 - 45) |
Yea |
| Feb. 12, 2013 | S 47 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 | Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 22) |
Yea |
| Jan. 22, 2013 | S 47 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 | Senate | Co-sponsor |
| Nov. 28, 2012 | S Amdt 2955 | Expands the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program | Amendment Adopted - Senate (85 - 11) |
Yea |
| April 26, 2012 | S 1925 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act | Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31) |
Yea |
| Feb. 2, 2012 | S 2038 | Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 3) |
Yea |
| Dec. 8, 2010 | S 3991 | Allowing Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (55 - 43) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4309 | Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws | Amendment Tabled - Senate (58 - 40) |
Yea |
| Nov. 8, 2007 | PN 958 | Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 40) |
Nay |
| Oct. 16, 2007 | HR 3093 | Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 | Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2007 | S 1639 | Second Immigration Act of 2007 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 53) |
Nay |
| June 11, 2007 | S J Res 14 | Attorney General No Confidence Vote | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 38) |
Yea |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1184 | Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51) |
Nay |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1250 | Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications | Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39) |
Nay |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1333 | Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories | Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32) |
Yea |
| March 20, 2007 | S 214 | United States Attorneys Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 2) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 2006 | HR 6095 | Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (277 - 140) |
Nay |
| June 29, 2006 | HR 5672 | Commerce Department Appropriations Bill FY 2006 | Bill Passed - House (393 - 23) |
Yea |
| Nov. 9, 2005 | HR 2862 | Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill, FY 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - House (397 - 19) |
Yea |
| June 17, 2005 | HR 2745 | United Nations Reform Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - House (221 - 184) |
Nay |
| June 16, 2005 | HR 2862 | Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill, FY 2006 | Bill Passed - House (418 - 7) |
Yea |
| Feb. 26, 2004 | HR 1997 | Unborn Victims of Violence Act 2004 | Bill Passed - House (254 - 163) |
Nay |
| Nov. 6, 2003 | HR 1829 | Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (350 - 65) |
Yea |
| April 10, 2003 | S 151 | Enhance AMBER Alert bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (400 - 25) |
Nay |
| April 26, 2001 | H Amdt 27 | Violence Against Fetuses/Unborn Children Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 229) |
Yea |
| April 26, 2001 | HR 503 | Unborn Victims of Violence Act | Bill Passed - House (252 - 172) |
Nay |
| Sept. 30, 1999 | HR 2436 | Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999 | Bill Passed - House (254 - 172) |
Nay |
| June 17, 1999 | HR 1501 | Juvenile Justice bill | Bill Passed - House (287 - 139) |
Nay |
| Sept. 15, 1998 | S 2073 | Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (280 - 126) |
Nay |
| Feb. 24, 1998 | HR 424 | Minimum Sentences for Gun Crimes | Bill Passed - House (350 - 59) |
Yea |
| May 8, 1997 | HR 3 | Juvenile Crime bill | Bill Passed - House (286 - 132) |
Nay |
| May 7, 1996 | HR 2137 | Megan's Law | Bill Passed - House (418 - 0) |
Yea |
| March 22, 1996 | HR 125 | Gun Ban Repeal Act of 1995 | Bill Passed - House (239 - 173) |
Nay |
| Feb. 14, 1995 | HR 728 | Anti-Crime bill | Bill Passed - House (238 - 192) |
Nay |
| Feb. 8, 1995 | HR 666 | Admission of Evidence Seized Without a Warrant in Certain Conditions | Bill Passed - House (289 - 142) |
Nay |
| Aug. 21, 1994 | HR 3355 | Omnibus Crime Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (235 - 195) |
Yea |
| May 5, 1994 | S 636 | Abortion Clinic Access bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (241 - 174) |
Yea |
| April 21, 1994 | HR 4092 | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 | Bill Passed - House (285 - 141) |
Yea |
| Nov. 19, 1993 | HR 3351 | Youth Offenders Alternative Punishment | Bill Passed - House (336 - 82) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Description of Key Votes
Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill. Summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to the project's strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
