Bernard Sanders

Senate · VT · Independent

Born: Sep 8, 1941 (age 85)

Service history (12 terms)

House terms are one Congress each. A Senate term is one elected term and can cover more than one Congress. The count follows the congress-legislators roster.

102th Congress, House, VT, Independent (1991-01-03 to 1993-01-03)
103th Congress, House, VT, Independent (1993-01-05 to 1995-01-03)
104th Congress, House, VT, Independent (1995-01-04 to 1997-01-03)
105th Congress, House, VT, Independent (1997-01-07 to 1999-01-03)
106th Congress, House, VT, Independent (1999-01-06 to 2001-01-03)
107th Congress, House, VT, Independent (2001-01-03 to 2003-01-03)
108th Congress, House, VT, Independent (2003-01-07 to 2005-01-03)
109th Congress, House, VT, Independent (2005-01-04 to 2007-01-03)
110th Congress, Senate, VT, Independent (2007-01-04 to 2013-01-03)
113th Congress, Senate, VT, Independent (2013-01-03 to 2019-01-03)
116th Congress, Senate, VT, Independent (2019-01-03 to 2025-01-03)
119th Congress, Senate, VT, Independent (2025-01-03 to 2031-01-03)

Recorded votes (2529 on record)

Not VotingsubstantiveJan 5, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations)
Not VotingproceduralJan 5, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anne A. Witkowsky to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations)
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture Holly A. Thomas to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gabriel P. Sanchez to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Rahm Emanuel, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Mary Katherine Dimke, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Mary Katherine Dimke to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Katherine Marie Menendez, of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Katherine Marie Menendez to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Jennifer L. Thurston, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer L. Thurston to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Shalina D. Kumar, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Shalina D. Kumar to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Jane M. Beckering, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Michigan
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jane M. Beckering to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Michigan
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: David Herrera Urias, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico
Not VotingproceduralDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Herrera Urias to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 18, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Jinsook Ohta, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California
Not VotingproceduralDec 17, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jinsook Ohta to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 17, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Linda Lopez, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California
Not VotingproceduralDec 17, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Linda Lopez to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California
Not VotingsubstantiveDec 17, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Atul Atmaram Gawande, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development
Not VotingproceduralDec 17, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Atul Atmaram Gawande to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development
YeasubstantiveDec 16, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Rashad Hussain, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom
YeasubstantiveDec 16, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, Economic and Business Affairs
YeasubstantiveDec 16, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
YeaproceduralDec 16, 2021 · Senate · Motion to Discharge Agreed to
On the Motion to Discharge — Motion to Discharge Holly A. Thomas to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit from the Committee on the Judiciary
YeasubstantiveDec 15, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Samantha D. Elliott, of New Hampshire, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Hampshire
YeasubstantiveDec 15, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
NayproceduralDec 15, 2021 · Senate · Motion Agreed to
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
On the Motion — Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1605
Plain-language explanation available
YeasubstantiveDec 14, 2021 · Senate · Joint Resolution Passed
A joint resolution joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit.
On the Joint Resolution — S.J. Res 33
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralDec 14, 2021 · Senate · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
A joint resolution joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit.
On the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 33
Plain-language explanation available
NayproceduralDec 14, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1605.
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralDec 14, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Samantha D. Elliott to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Hampshire
YeasubstantiveDec 13, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
YeaproceduralDec 10, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer Sung to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
YeaproceduralDec 9, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lucy Haeran Koh to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
YeaproceduralDec 9, 2021 · Senate · Motion Agreed to
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
On the Motion — Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 610
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralDec 9, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 610
Plain-language explanation available
NaysubstantiveDec 9, 2021 · Senate · Joint Resolution Passed
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".
On the Joint Resolution — S.J.Res. 29
Plain-language explanation available
YeasubstantiveDec 9, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Michael D. Smith, of Virginia, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
Not VotingproceduralDec 8, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael D. Smith to be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service
YeasubstantiveDec 8, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
YeaproceduralDec 8, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rachael S. Rollins to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
YeaproceduralDec 7, 2021 · Senate · Motion to Discharge Rejected
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles.
On the Motion to Discharge — Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 31
Plain-language explanation available
YeasubstantiveDec 7, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Chris Magnus, of Arizona, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
YeaproceduralDec 7, 2021 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Chris Magnus to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
YeasubstantiveDec 7, 2021 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Deirdre Hamilton, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Mediation Board