Sanders, Bernard (I-Vermont)

Senator Sanders, Bernard, Independent of Vermont. Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT) leans pro-Palestine: 10 pro-Israel vs 59 pro-Palestine points from votes and sponsorships on Israel/Palestine bills.

Israel/Palestine weighted score: pro-Palestine -49 (10 pro-Israel points, 59 pro-Palestine points).

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Sponsored bills (14)

• SJRES 20: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 27: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 33: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 42: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 40: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 41: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 34: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 70: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 138: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 32: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 19: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to Israel of certain defense articles, including defense services and technical data. (pro-Palestine)
• SRES 225: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the value of Palestinian and Israeli lives and urging an immediate cease-fire and diplomatic efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 136: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed licensing of certain defense articles and services to Israel. (pro-Palestine)
• SJRES 137: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services. (pro-Palestine)

Cosponsored bills (11)

• SRES 68: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States shall not deploy United States military assets or personnel to Gaza for purposes of "taking over" Gaza. (pro-Palestine)
• SRES 417: A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism. (pro-Israel)
• SRES 522: A resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel. (pro-Israel)
• SRES 589: A resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois. (pro-Palestine)
• HCONRES 60: Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem. (pro-Israel)
• HRES 557: Expressing support for U. S. government efforts to identify Holocaust-era assets, urging the restitution of individual and communal property, and for other purposes. (neutral)
• HR 3662: U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998 (neutral)
• SRES 224: A resolution calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza. (pro-Palestine)
• S 2672: SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act (pro-Palestine)
• S 5467: SANCTIONS in the West Bank Act (pro-Palestine)
• SRES 847: A resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois. (pro-Palestine)

Roll-call votes (11)

• SJRES 138: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
• SJRES 41: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel., voted Yea
• SJRES 34: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
• SJRES 33: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
• SJRES 32: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services., voted Yea
• SRES 417: A resolution standing with Israel against terrorism., voted Yea
• HRES 282: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding manifestations of anti-Semitism by United Nations member states and urging action against anti-Semitism by United Nations officials, United Nations member states, and the Government of the United States, and for other purposes., voted Yea
• HCONRES 338: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the activities of Islamist terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere., voted Yea
• S 3254: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, voted Yea
• S 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, voted Yea
• HRES 535: Honoring the life, legacy, and example of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the tenth anniversary of his death., voted Yea