Bernard Sanders on Spending & Budget

IndependentVT

Spending & Budget1,984 votes · 76.7/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

4,237 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,984 of them counted toward the score above: 1,237 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 747 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 2,253 did not count: 2,169 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 84 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
2001-09-24	Making continuing appropriations for FY 2002, and for other purposesH.J.Res. 65 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2001-09-21	Military Construction Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-09-14	2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United StatesH.R. 2888 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-07-31	Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002H.R. 2647 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-07-31	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2001-07-30	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-30	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-30	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-30	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-27	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-27	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-27	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-27	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-26	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-26	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-26	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-26	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-26	Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-26	Providing for consideration of H.R. 2620; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002H.Res. 210 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-26	Providing for consideration of H.R. 2620; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002H.Res. 210 · 107th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-25	Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-07-25	Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-25	Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-25	Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-25	Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-25	Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-25	Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-25	Providing for consideration of H.R. 2590; Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002H.Res. 206 · 107th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-24	Foreign Operations Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-07-20	2001 Supplemental Appropriations ActH.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2001-07-18	Commerce, Justice, and State Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-18	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-17	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-17	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-17	Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-12	2001 Supplemental Appropriations ActH.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-12	2001 Supplemental Appropriations ActH.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Go to Conference	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-11	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-07-11	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-11	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-07-11	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-11	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-11	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Providing for consideration of H.R. 2330; Agriculture Appropriations for F.Y. 2002H.Res. 183 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Energy and Water Development Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-06-28	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-28	Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-27	Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2311; Energy and Water Development Appropriations for FY 2002H.Res. 180 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-26	Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-06-26	Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2299, Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2002H.Res. 178 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-26	Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2299, Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2002H.Res. 178 · 107th Congress · On the Question of Consideration	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-21	Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2001-06-21	Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-21	Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-21	Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-21	Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-21	Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-21	Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-21	Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-21	Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-20	2001 Supplemental Appropriations ActH.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2001-06-20	2001 Supplemental Appropriations ActH.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-20	Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001H.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-20	Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001H.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-20	Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001H.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-20	Providing for consideration of H.R. 2216; 2001 Supplemental Appropriations ActH.Res. 171 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-20	Providing for consideration of H.R. 2216; 2001 Supplemental Appropriations ActH.Res. 171 · 107th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-05-09	Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year 2002H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-04-24	Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year 2002H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-03-28	Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year 2002H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2001-03-28	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · Spratt Substitute Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-03-28	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · Flake Substitute Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-03-28	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · Stenholm Substitute Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-03-28	Congressional Budget for Fiscal Year 2002H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · Kucinich Substitute Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-03-06	To Authorize Appropriations to Carry Out Part B of Title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, relating to the Strategic Petroleum ReserveH.R. 724 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2001-02-13	Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box ActH.R. 2 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2000-12-15	Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 — H R 4577 QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-12-08	Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 — H J RES 128 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001H.J.Res. 128 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-12-07	Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001 — H J RES 127 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2001H.J.Res. 127 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-12-05	Making further continuing appropriations for FY 2001 — H J RES 126 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2001H.J.Res. 126 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-11-02	Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001 — H J RES 123 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2001H.J.Res. 123 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-11-01	Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 — H R 4577 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-11-01	Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001 — H R 4577 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-11-01	Further Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 — H J RES 122 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2001H.J.Res. 122 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Fiscal expansion / Fiscal restraint axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.