Bernie Sanders represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate. This profile pairs his current official identity and health committee responsibility with selected sponsored prescription-drug legislation without policy evaluation.
Official records retrieved through Sep 5, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 5, 2026
Selection scope
Why this profile is included
Included because the reviewed collection contains his current official role, a current health committee responsibility, and sponsorship of S. 1818. The bill is selected by exact sponsor identifier and is not presented as a judgment about the proposal.
Inclusion follows the displayed reviewed records. It is not based on fame, ideology, popularity, partisan balance, or a ranking of public officials.
IDOfficial identity and role
Reviewed identity
Public display name
Bernie Sanders
Canonical name
Bernard Sanders
Government branch
Legislative
Bioguide ID
S000033
Current member
Yes
IDOfficial identity and role
Current office and responsibilities
District representation, leadership, and executive office are distinct dated records.
Only current assignments that help interpret the displayed records are included.
Reviewed assignments as of Sep 5, 2026
Chamber
Committee
Subcommittee
Role
Effective
Senate
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Full committee
Ranking Member
Jan 3, 2025
Assignments are limited to the current committees or subcommittees selected from the reviewed official page because they help interpret the displayed record. An assignment does not establish a position, contact, or effect.
LLegislative record
Selected sponsored legislation
The exact sponsor identifier selects the bill. Sponsorship is an official fact, not a policy evaluation or evidence of an organization relationship.
Procedural summary: As of 2025-05-20, the captured official action history reaches committee action. Latest recorded action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
introduced
Bill introduced
committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Direct reviewed relationships
No additional cross-source relationship has passed review for this profile. Missing links do not establish that no activity or relationship exists.
Interpretation
What this profile cannot show
This profile covers current official roles and selected reviewed records, not a complete biography, voting history, agenda, or record of government activity.
Committee responsibility and sponsorship do not establish a position, contact, motive, outcome, or effect.
Political-finance information appears only when verified at committee or aggregate level; individual contributor records are not published.
Shared subjects and timing do not establish influence, endorsement, coordination, wrongdoing, or causation.