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Sanders, Bernard

Current

U.S. Senator · Independent · VT

Served 1991–present

(202) 224-5141332 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
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Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksmemberSenate Committee on FinancememberSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensionsranking memberSenate Committee on Veterans' AffairsmemberSenate Committee on the BudgetmemberChemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory OversightmemberClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetymemberEducation and the American FamilymemberEmployment and Workplace SafetymemberFisheries, Water, and WildlifememberHealth CarememberPrimary Health and Retirement SecuritymemberSocial Security, Pensions, and Family Policyranking memberTaxation and IRS Oversightmember

Legislative Activity

63 bills/resolutions

Bills and resolutions this member sponsored, cosponsored, or that were referred to a committee they sit on.

S 5641
Opportunities for Nuclear Energy Investment Act
2026-09-30
Committee referralS 5249
MORE American Fuel Act of 2026
2026-08-05
Committee referralS 4529
Build Nuclear with Local Materials Act of 2026
2026-05-14
Committee referralS 4243
No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act of 2026
2026-03-26
CosponsorS 3441
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2025
2025-12-11
CosponsorS 3090
No Nuclear Testing Act of 2025
2025-10-30
CosponsorS 2930
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
2025-09-29
Cosponsor
SRES 323
A resolution urging the United States to lead a global effort to halt and reverse the nuclear arms race.
2025-07-16
Cosponsor
S 2161
NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2025
2025-06-25
Committee referralS 2082
Nuclear REFUEL Act of 2025
2025-06-12
Committee referralS 1757
Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
2025-05-14
Committee referral
SRES 61
A resolution expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces.
2025-02-05
Cosponsor
S 192
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2025
2025-01-22
CosponsorS 101
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
2025-01-15
Committee referralS 5406
NRC Office of Public Engagement and Participation Act of 2024
2024-12-02
Committee referralS 4288
Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act
2024-05-08
Committee referralS 4151
Fusion Energy Act of 2024
2024-04-17
Committee referralS 2398
Health Impacts of Nuclear War Act of 2023
2023-07-19
Committee referralS 1754
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
2023-05-30
CosponsorS 1681
Uranium Miners and Workers Act of 2023
2023-05-18
Committee referralS 1544
Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023
2023-05-10
Committee referralS 1394
Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023
2023-05-01
CosponsorS 1186
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023
2023-04-18
CosponsorS 404
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
2023-02-14
Committee referralS 3741
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the private interim storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes.
2022-03-02
Committee referralS 2871
Nuclear Waste Task Force Act of 2021
2021-09-28
Committee referralS 2609
Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2021
2021-08-04
Committee referralS 2373
American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2021
2021-07-15
Committee referralS 2291
Zero-Emission Nuclear Power Production Credit Act of 2021
2021-06-24
Committee referralS 1862
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
2021-05-26
CosponsorS 1219
A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
2021-04-19
CosponsorS 541
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
2021-03-02
Committee referralS 4897
American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020
2020-11-16
Committee referralS 4890
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2020
2020-11-10
Sponsor
SRES 673
A resolution affirming that the New START Treaty extension will cover new deployed Russian nuclear delivery systems, and supporting additional initiatives to engage China that advance the goal of concluding an arms control treaty or agreement.
2020-08-06
Cosponsor
S 2917
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019
2019-11-20
Committee referralS 2727
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
2019-10-29
CosponsorS 1134
Nuclear Powers America Act of 2019
2019-04-10
Committee referralS 649
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
2019-03-05
CosponsorS 272
A bill to establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
2019-01-30
CosponsorS 200
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2019
2019-01-24
CosponsorS 2388
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2018
2018-02-07
SponsorHR 3053
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2018
2017-06-26
Committee referralS 1235
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
2017-05-25
CosponsorS 666
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced nuclear power facilities.
2017-03-15
Committee referralS 574
Nuclear Cruise Missile Reconsideration Act of 2017
2017-03-08
CosponsorS 512
Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act
2017-03-02
Committee referralHR 1320
Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act
2017-03-02
Committee referralS 200
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2017
2017-01-24
CosponsorHR 590
Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2017
2017-01-20
Committee referralS 95
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
2017-01-11
Committee referral
SRES 633
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the plan of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for modernizing the nuclear weapons of the United States.
2016-12-09
Cosponsor
S 2795
Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act
2016-04-13
Committee referralS 964
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2015
2015-04-15
SponsorS 831
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
2015-03-23
CosponsorS 691
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act
2015-03-10
Committee referralS 58
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reorganization Plan Codification and Complements Act
2015-01-07
Committee referralS 2326
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Act of 2014
2014-05-13
SponsorS 2070
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
2014-02-27
CosponsorS 1519
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reorganization Plan Codification and Complements Act
2013-09-18
Committee referralS 1394
A bill to allow a Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue to serve on the Commission if a successor is not appointed and confirmed in a timely manner.
2011-07-20
Committee referralS 1320
Nuclear Fuel Storage Improvement Act of 2011
2011-06-30
Committee referralS 109
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes.
2011-01-25
Committee referral

Voting Record

HR 1: On Passage of the Bill
2025-07-01
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-07-01
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-07-01
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-07-01
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Motion
2025-06-30
yea
HR 1: On the Decision of the Chair
2025-06-30
nay
HR 1: On the Motion to Proceed
2025-06-28
nay