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Bernard Sanders (I) voted NAY sjres18-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (82%) with 3533 active lobbying filings
The bill sjres18-119 would nullify a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that caps overdraft charges at $5 for very large Commercial Banks. Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT) voted NAY on sjres18-119. Commercial Banks represents 81.9% of Sanders' identifiable donor base ($5.14M, ranking #1 in his party), and Commercial Banks companies filed 3,533 lobbying reports since 2022 related to this legislation.
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Commercial Banks
donor sector
gave $5.14M
82% of their funding
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Bernard Sanders
I-VT · Senate
acted on
3,533 sector filings
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SJRES18-119
they voted NAY
82%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$5.14M
from Commercial Banks
#1
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 3)
3,533
lobbying filings by this sector since 2022
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How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated June 13, 2026 · internal signal score 84/100.