Policy & legislationOfficial statement and recorded passage vote

Supported the Inflation Reduction Act while calling it insufficient

Period or event: 2022-08-07 · Reviewed September 12, 2026 · Record policy-ira-support-2022

Sanders supported the Inflation Reduction Act while saying it did not go far enough. His statement welcomed its clean-energy and efficiency provisions; the official Senate roll call records a Yea on passage.

What the source records

Measure: H.R. 5376, as amended · 117th Congress
Sanders vote: Yea
Senate roll call: 117th Congress · session 2 · vote 325
Result: Passed, 50–50; vice president voted Yea

Scope & limitations

A Yea on an omnibus bill does not establish support for every provision.
Financial and energy projections in a sponsor statement require separate evaluation.

Sources for this record

Sanders statement after Inflation Reduction Act passage

U.S. Senate / Senator Bernie Sanders office · official statement · Document date 2022-08-07 · Checked 2026-09-12

Official webpage body

Source proves the recorded statement or legislative text. Assertions about third parties contained within it are not independently established by republication.

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H.R. 5376, As Amended

U.S. Senate Legislative Information System · official roll call · Document date 2022-08-07 · Checked 2026-09-12

Roll-call question, result and Sanders (I-VT) member entry

Official record captured for this dated review.

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