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Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

S.Amdt. 3853 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A amendment from an independent

Changes S.Amdt. 3748, an amendment to S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Last activity — Amendment SA 3853, under the order of 10/9/2025, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 10 - 88. Record Vote Number: 568.

Failed

10 yes 88 no

The Senate voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

SA 3853, submitted by Mr. Sanders, aims to provide funding for dental care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  • The amendment proposes reducing the aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 (excluding military personnel and the Defense Health Program) by 10 percent.

  • This reduction would be applied on a pro rata basis across the accounts, funds, programs, projects, and activities involved.

  • The funds from this reduction would be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide direct dental care to all veterans eligible for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. This would be done by hiring more dentists and other clinicians and expanding dental equipment and treatment rooms.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Failed 10 yes · 88 no

    See who voted how →

    10/09/2025 · Roll call 568 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3853 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)”