Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress

Labor and Employment

Bernard Sanders
Independent, caucuses with Democrats, Vermont

On Labor and Employment, the 43 measures they backed give a position, but too few senators in each caucus have a position here to compare.

From votes

Too few votes for a position from votes: 0 votes cast, and a position needs 20.

From bills backed

43 measures · 7 sponsored · 36 cosponsored

Too few senators in each caucus have a position here to compare.

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Exact figures

Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.

From bills backed

  • Senator at −0.48
  • Democratic caucus median −0.44, from 31 senators
  • Republican caucus median 0.29, from 1 senator

Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.

A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.

Contested vote:
a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
Party break:
a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
Cosponsor:
a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
Typical senator:
the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.

Legislation on this issue

These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.

2 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.

Sponsored

  1. Introduced

    S. 5384

    Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

    Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. Introduced

    S. 5280

    Guaranteed Paid Vacation Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  3. Introduced

    S. 4551

    Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  4. Introduced

    S. 4413

    Protecting America’s Workers Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  5. Introduced

    S. 3869

    Healthy Families Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Show the other 4 sponsored measures
  1. Introduced

    S. 2458

    Employee Ownership Financing Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  2. Introduced

    S. 2335

    Pensions for All Act

    Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  3. Introduced

    S. 1332

    Raise the Wage Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  4. Introduced

    S. 852

    Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Cosponsored

  1. Cosponsored

    S. 5532

    Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 5567

    Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 5393

    FABRIC Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  4. Cosponsored

    S. 5304

    Fairness for Farm Workers Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4519-4520)

  5. Cosponsored

    S. 5190

    Restoring Justice for Workers Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Show the other 31 cosponsored measures
  1. Cosponsored

    S.Con.Res. 36

    A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

    Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4196-4197)

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 4919

    Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 4831

    Stop Spying Bosses Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  4. Cosponsored

    S. 4833

    No Robot Bosses Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  5. Cosponsored

    S. 4817

    CHILD Labor Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  6. Cosponsored

    S. 4081

    Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  7. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 617

    A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".

    Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S716; text: CR S710)

  8. Cosponsored

    S. 3865

    BE HEARD in the Workplace Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  9. Cosponsored

    S. 2488

    Empowering App-Based Workers Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  10. Cosponsored

    S. 2731

    Empowering Striking Workers Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  11. Cosponsored

    S. 3547

    Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  12. Cosponsored

    S. 3396

    Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  13. Cosponsored

    S. 2837

    Protect America’s Workforce Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  14. Cosponsored

    S. 2823

    FAMILY Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  15. Cosponsored

    S. 2798

    Equal Employment for All Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  16. Cosponsored

    S. 2729

    Nationwide Right To Unionize Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  17. Cosponsored

    S. 2613

    Warehouse Worker Protection Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  18. Cosponsored

    S. 2469

    College Athlete Right to Organize Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  19. Cosponsored

    S. 2298

    Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4421-4422)

  20. Cosponsored

    S. 2312

    Unemployment Insurance Modernization and Recession Readiness Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  21. Cosponsored

    S.Con.Res. 16

    A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

    Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4320)

  22. Cosponsored

    S. 1742

    Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2897)

  23. Cosponsored

    S. 1984

    Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  24. Cosponsored

    S. 1881

    Public Service Worker Protection Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  25. Cosponsored

    S. 1352

    Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  26. Cosponsored

    S. 1232

    Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  27. Cosponsored

    S. 1115

    Paycheck Fairness Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  28. Cosponsored

    S. 988

    Women's Retirement Protection Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  29. Cosponsored

    S. 893

    Guaranteeing Overtime for Truckers Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1606-1607)

  30. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 66

    A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".

    Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S802; text: CR S799-800)

  31. Cosponsored

    S. 408

    Job Protection Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.