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At a Glance
Seat
U.S. Senator from Vermont
Born
May 2, 1947
Age 79
Phone
(202) 224-4242
Office
115 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20515
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Vermont

Peter Welch

Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 2007 to 2023. He has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over four decades and is only the second Democrat to represent Vermont in the Senate, after his predecessor, Patrick Leahy.

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Voting Record — 783
Yes29%
No65%
Present0%
Not Voting6%
Party align95%
Cross-party3%
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Peter Welch
U.S. SenatorDemocratVermont
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Peter's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 69 sponsored · 392 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of five making $165,000 in Senators John Curtis’s and Mike Lee’s state of Utah will go from paying $1,169 in 2025 to $2,421 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a family of five in Utah will go from paying $1,169 a month for health care this year to $2,421 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
I congratulate Audrey Azoulay on completing her term as UNESCO's Director General. UNESCO and the world are far better off because of her pragmatic and passionate leadership. The U.S. should build on her legacy by rejoining UNESCO.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 26-year-old making $36,000 in Senators Mike Crapo’s and Jim Risch’s state of Idaho will go from paying $96 in 2025 to $231 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a 26-year-old in Idaho will go from paying $96 a month for health care this year to $231 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their 30s making $68,000 in Senators Kevin Cramer’s and John Hoeven’s state of North Dakota will go from paying $371 in 2025 to $564 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a couple in North Dakota will go from paying $371 a month for health care this year to $564 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
A new report from inside CECOT details the torture, sexual abuse, and cut off from lawyers that inmates suffer. The Trump Administration pays El Salvador to hold migrants who've often been sent there without due process. Your tax dollars are being used to finance torture. https://bit.ly/4pcyu1n
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $125,000 in Senators Lisa Murkowski’s and Dan Sullivan’s state of Alaska will go from paying $654 in 2025 to $1,038 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a family in Alaska will go from paying $654 a month for health care this year to $1,038 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
No country can be a healthy democracy without free and fair elections. President Trump pardoning his friends who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election isn’t just an attack on democracy, it’s an attack on your vote.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of three making $110,000 in Senators Bill Cassidy’s and John Kennedy’s state of Louisiana will go from paying $779 in 2025 to $1,612 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a family in Louisiana will go from paying $779 a month for health care this year to $1,612 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
Today, we honor and thank our veterans for the sacrifices they made to protect our freedoms. Congress must work together to support America’s veterans and their families.
Quality, affordable health care is a human right. Republicans refused to come to the table to protect millions of Americans from having their health care costs double, triple, or even quadruple overnight. I voted no.
Right now, farmers have to pay for repairs they already know how to do. That’s why I’m leading a bill with my colleagues that gives farmers the ability to fix their own tractor or other pieces of farming equipment to save them time and money.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a 55-year-old making $78,000 in Senators Ted Budd’s and Thom Tillis’ state of North Carolina will go from paying $553 in 2025 to $1,031 in 2026.
Graphic shows how an individual in North Carolina will go from paying $553 a month for health care this year to $1,031 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a couple in their late 30s making $85,000 in Senators Katie Britt’s and Tommy Tuberville’s state of Alabama will go from paying $602 in 2025 to $1,243 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a couple in Alabama will go from paying $602 a month for health care this year to $1,243 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a family of four making $140,000 in Senators Marsha Blackburn’s and Bill Hagerty’s state of Tennessee will go from paying $992 in 2025 to $2,802 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a family of four in Tennessee will go from paying $992 a month for health care this month to $2,802 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
Without extending discounts on health care premiums, a young couple in their 20s making $44,000 in Senators Jim Banks’ and Todd Young’s state of Indiana will go from paying $85 a month in 2025 to $253 in 2026.
Graphic shows how a young couple in their 20s will go from paying $85 a month for health care this year to $253 in 2026 if certain tax credits are not extended.
During her time in Congress, Nancy Pelosi shattered glass ceilings, carried our country through some of our darkest days, and remained committed to the American people—San Franciscans most of all. Margaret and I thank Speaker Pelosi for her tremendous service to our county. Cheers!
Peter with Speaker Pelosi at an event on Capitol Hill.
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Voting History
783 total votes
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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2025-10-22End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-10-22End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (60-39)
2025-10-22H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-21Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-46)
2025-10-21End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-10-21End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-10-21Confirm nomineeYESNONomination Confirmed (66-32)
2025-10-20H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-43, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-16H.R. 4016 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-16End debateYESNOCloture Motion Agreed to (62-34)
2025-10-16H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-15H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-14H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (49-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Final passageNOYESBill Passed (77-20, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESNOAmendment Rejected (10-88, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYESAmendment Rejected (46-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESNOAmendment Rejected (51-46, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONOAmendment Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2296 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESNOAmendment Rejected (14-83, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-10-09H.J. Res. 106 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (50-46)
2025-10-09H.J. Res. 106 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47)
2025-10-09H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-09S. 2882 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-08H.J. Res. 105 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (50-45)
2025-10-08S.J. Res. 83 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 83YESYESMotion to Discharge Rejected (48-51)
2025-10-08S.J. Res. 71 (119th)Approve resolutionYESYESJoint Resolution Defeated (47-51)
2025-10-08H.J. Res. 105 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47)
2025-10-08End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-47)
2025-10-08H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-08S. 2882 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-08H.J. Res. 104 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOJoint Resolution Passed (52-47)
2025-10-07H.J. Res. 104 (119th)Begin considerationNONOMotion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47)
2025-10-07S. Res. 412 (119th)Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-10-06S. Res. 412 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-10-06H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-42, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-06S. 2882 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (45-50, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-03H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-44, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-03S. 2882 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-03S. Res. 412 (119th)Approve resolutionNONOResolution Agreed to (51-46)
2025-10-01S. Res. 412 (119th)End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-46)
2025-10-01Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-10-01End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-10-01H.R. 5371 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONOCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (55-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-10-01S. 2882 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYESCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-09-30H.R. 5371 (119th)Final passageNONOBill Defeated (55-45, 3/5 majority required)
2025-09-30S. 2882 (119th)Final passageYESYESBill Defeated (47-53, 3/5 majority required)

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