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Bernard Sanders (I) voted NAY sjres18-119; Commercial Banks is their largest tracked donor sector (20%) with 8229 active lobbying filings
This bill would nullify a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule capping overdraft charges at $5 for very large Commercial Banks. Senator Bernard Sanders voted NAY on sjres18-119. Commercial Banks represent 20.2% of Sanders' identifiable donor base ($9.27M, ranking #1 in his party), while Commercial Banks companies filed 8,229 lobbying reports since 2022 on issues related to this legislation.
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Commercial Banks
donor sector
gave $9.27M
20% of their funding
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Bernard Sanders
I-VT · Senate
acted on
8,229 sector filings
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BILL
SJRES18-119
they voted NAY
20%
of their classified donations are from this sector
$9.27M
from Commercial Banks
#1
most-funded by this sector in their party (of 3)
8,229
lobbying filings by this sector since 2022
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◈ Ask the Analyst about Bernard Sanders →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 September 10, 2026 · internal signal score 84/100.