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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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U.S. Census Bureau boundary data.
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Peter Welch
U.S. SenatorDemocratVermont
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Peter's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 69 sponsored · 390 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

President Trump shared a video that was blatantly racist. I don’t want to hear my Republican colleagues say “they didn’t see it” when asked. It’s disgusting behavior, and every Republican should condemn it.
The last nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia is expiring. There's now a real possibility of a new nuclear arms race between global superpowers. President Trump must work with Russia and China to forge a new arms control treaty to prevent a nuclear war.
Right now, federal restrictions limit nonprofits from lending students low-interest loans to help them pay for college. That's why I’m introducing a bill with Senator Grassley to lift these restrictions, so more young people get the opportunity to chase their educational goals.
ICE should be targeting the worst criminals. But under Secretary Noem, it’s been turned into a masked secret police force that shoots citizens and teargasses children.
ICE leadership has informed their agents that they have expanded powers to arrest people without a warrant. It's another attack by President Trump and Secretary Noem on the foundations of our democracy.
Photo of Secretary Kristi Noem. Headline from New York Times reads: ICE expands power of agents to arrest people without warrants.
Trump tried to "find votes" in Georgia when he lost the state in the 2020 election. Now his FBI has raided a Georgia county election office. It's yet another attack on our elections and on our democracy.
Household debt has hit a record high of $18.6 trillion. Credit card delinquency highest since Great Recession. Auto loan delinquency highest since 2010. And yet President Trump is taking money away from working families to spend it on billionaire tax cuts and more money for ICE.
Right now, EMS providers aren't just delivering emergency care to Medicare patients, they're covering the cost too. That's why I'm introducing a bill with @sanders.senate.gov and @balint.house.gov to reimburse those on the frontlines for their life-saving work in Vermont and around the nation.
It's been two years since 5-year-old Hind Rajab and six members of her family were killed by Israeli tank and machine gun fire. Two Red Crescent workers sent to rescue them were also killed. I will continue to fight for justice for her and so many other Palestinians who have died.
Photo of Hind Rajab.
Data centers are driving electricity bills up across the country for working families already struggling to make ends meet. My colleagues and I are demanding answers on how New England’s grid operator plans to protect families from the costs of new data centers.
Career prosecutors at the Justice Department requested to investigate the killing of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent. But they were denied. I led @judiciarydems.senate.gov in demanding the Civil Rights Division open an investigation into the death of Ms. Good.
Page 1 of Letter to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon
Page 2 of Letter to Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the millions of Jewish lives lost during one of the most hateful and cruel campaigns our world has seen. Today is an important reminder that we must fight against rising antisemitism here in the U.S. and abroad.
When Republicans took away health care from millions of families last year, they also gave ICE $75 billion, making it the highest-funded law enforcement agency in the U.S. Now they want to give even more money to an ICE agency on the rampage? Hell no. I will vote no.
Renee Macklin Good should be alive today. Alex Pretti should be alive today. Under Secretary Noem, ICE agents are armed, masked, and given license to do whatever they want. I will vote against any government funding package that includes more funding for ICE.
Vermonters in Plainfield are still waiting for the federal resources they need to recover from the severe flooding in 2023 and 2024. I hosted a town hall to hear more about the challenges Vermonters face and share how I’m working to make the recovery process more efficient.
Peter hosts a town hall to hear more about the flood recovery process from Vermonters in Plainfield.
Peter hosts a town hall to hear more about the flood recovery process from Vermonters in Plainfield.
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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
2025-08-01Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNONomination Confirmed (51-43)
2025-08-01Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNONomination Confirmed (51-44)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Vote on amendmentNOT_VOTINGYESAmendment Agreed to (81-15)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Final passageNOT_VOTINGYESBill Passed (87-9, 3/5 majority required)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Vote on amendmentNOT_VOTINGYESAmendment Agreed to (87-9, 3/5 majority required)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Vote on amendmentNOT_VOTINGNOAmendment Rejected (21-75)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Vote on amendmentNOT_VOTINGNOAmendment Rejected (15-81)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Vote on amendmentNOT_VOTINGNOAmendment Rejected (14-81)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Vote on amendmentNOT_VOTINGYESAmendment Rejected (45-50)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Vote on amendmentNOT_VOTINGYESAmendment Rejected (42-53)
2025-08-01H.R. 3944 (119th)Vote on amendmentNOT_VOTINGYESAmendment Rejected (44-51)
2025-08-01Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114)NOT_VOTINGYESMotion Rejected (44-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-08-01End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-08-01Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNONomination Confirmed (54-43)
2025-08-01Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNONomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-08-01End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (55-41)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-44)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-44)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (59-39)
2025-07-31Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-45)
2025-07-31End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-41)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (59-38)
2025-07-30S.J. Res. 34 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 34YESYESMotion to Discharge Rejected (24-73)
2025-07-30S.J. Res. 41 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 41YESYESMotion to Discharge Rejected (27-70)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-07-30Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-44)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-44)
2025-07-30Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (53-45)
2025-07-30End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-49)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (54-44)
2025-07-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (53-45)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-29End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-07-29Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-07-28End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-45)
2025-07-28Confirm nomineeNOT_VOTINGNONomination Confirmed (50-39)
2025-07-28End debateNOT_VOTINGNOCloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2025-07-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (50-48)
2025-07-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-24End debateNONOCloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-07-24Confirm nomineeNONONomination Confirmed (52-46)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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